LOS MOTORES DE BÚSQUEDA: EL CARONTE DE INTERNET Y SU RESPONSABILIDAD FRENTE A VULNERACIONES DEL DERECHO DE AUTOR (UNA REFLEXIÓN SOBRE LA JURISPRUDENCIA EN RELACIÓN CON LA RESPONSABILIDAD DE LOS MOTORES DE BÚSQUEDA DE INTERNET).

Abstract

Nowadays, the liability of web search engines is a highly debated issue by consumers, authors and judges. The sophistication in the ways that web search engines are offering their services exceeds the simple provision of lists of hyperlinks related to the searches conducted and is causing the acquisition of more active roles by these web search engines, which is leading to a new debate regarding the possible liability of these providers for the infringements, which may occur in these new scenarios. This paper analyzes the schema of liability attribution, taking into account the new developments in the way that the web search engines are offering their services and their consequences at a legal level.