Common use of PROTECTION FROM HARM Clause in Contracts

PROTECTION FROM HARM. In so far as the regulation of content is concerned, it is clear that a prime objective of content regulation is the avoidance of harm. We argue that the objective is based on communications technologies’ ability to influence, harm and offend individuals. Thus, our second guiding principle is seen in terms of protection of consumers from financial (economic), physical, and psycho- logical harm. Indeed, since the advent of the Internet and the development of new communication technologies, we observe that the discourse on content regulation has shifted mostly towards the protection of children from illegal and harmful content made easily accessible over the Internet via mobile handheld devices. So, we remark that a measure worth pursuing is the estab- lishment of an independent organisation (similar to Australia’s ACMA) to monitor and regulate content delivered using new technologies including content delivered via mobile phones.