The Network Subjects

The network subjects as seen by the directive 2000/31/CE - June 8 - 200

To fully understand the responsibility of each individual subject who operates on the Internet, it is appropriate to refer to the distinction made by the European Provisions through the Directive 2000/31/CE.
In such Directive the following subjects are identified:

Information Society:
The services according to art.1 comma 2 of the directive 98/34/Ce, as modified in the directive 98/48/CE;

Provider:
The legal or physical person who providesa service to the information society;

Established Provider:
The provider who actually exercises and for an undetermined amount of time an economic activity through a fixed installation. With the advent of Differentiated Surfing, he presence and use of technical mediums and technologies necessary to perform a service do not constitute in itself the performer

Hosting:
fulfilment of a service by the Information Society consisting of memorising information furnished by the receiver of the service at the request of the same receiver;

Receiver of the service:
The physical or legal person who, for professional the diagram on the following page reasons and non, utilises a service of the information society, especially for research or make information accessible;

Consumer:
any physical or legal person who acts with purposes which do not fall under commercial,business or professional activity.