Law / Canada / Prince Edward Island
Intimate Images Protection Act, protection for an internet intermediary
Intimate Images Protection Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. I-9.1, s. 5.3
In force since .
An intermediary liability rule binding private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance
As of .
What it requires
- Take reasonable steps to address unlawful distribution of intimate images in the use of your services, to keep the protection from an application or claim under the Intimate Images Protection Act; the protection does not limit a court's authority to order you to remove or de-index an intimate image.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
No application or claim may be brought against an internet intermediary if it has taken reasonable steps to address unlawful distribution of intimate images in the use of its services. Nothing in section 5.3 limits the court's authority under subsection 5.1(3) or 5.2(2) to make an order against an internet intermediary or other person or organization. The Table of Public Acts of Prince Edward Island lists the Act with the date , and the amending Acts of 2020, chapters 55 and 71.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app operates a social platform, reuses other publishers' content or publishes adult content.