I do recall an article being submitted to HN saying that the UK also has a law making site owners liable for user-generated comments unless they pro-actively moderate them. I don't understand there logic behind it, it's not possible to moderate any website with a decent amount of traffic.<p>I'm suprised this is happening in Estonia, I always thought of Estonia as excelling in the tech world compared with most EU countries.
Tim Worstall at Forbes makes a very different assessment of the ruling [1]. He concludes that news portals might now be liable under all the different laws of their readers different jurisdictions.<p>I'm quite doubtful that the international laws would work that way. But maybe someone with more of a background in law can shed some light on these differing opinions? Might there actually be reason for concern for every web page operator who allows comments?<p>[1] <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/10/11/every-website-that-accepts-comments-now-has-a-european-problem/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/10/11/every-web...</a>
There is time to protest:<p>><i>The judgment isn’t final. During the three-month period following its delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. If it believes so, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a final judgment. If not, the original judgment becomes final on that day.</i><p>I'm not sure what particulars of Estonian law compelled them to unanimously decide this way. Maybe there is some strangeness there that means the ruling won't apply broadly, but it sure sounds wacky and problematic.