Abstract

The article presents, on the basis of the ECHR judgement of 16 June 2015, issued in the case of Delfi AS v. Estonia, the course of the proceeding leading to the verdict that as a result of finding the plaintiff liable by the domestic courts for the offensive comments posted by internet users below on the news portals run by Delfi AS Art. 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms since „(…) the rights and interests of others and of society as a whole may entitle Contracting States to impose liability on Internet news portals, without contravening Article 10 of the Convention, if they fail to take measures to remove clearly unlawful comments without delay, even without notice from the alleged victim or from third parties”.