4.0
Scope and Coverage
4.1
This Code shall apply to all Content made available in the Content industry in the
networked medium and as defined in this Code and under the Act.
4.2
This Code shall apply to all Content Application Service Providers and in particular but
is not limited to:
(a)
Each member of the forum;
(b)
Each person who has submitted their agreement to the Forum that they
will be bound by this Code; and
(c)
Each person whom the Commission has directed in accordance with
Section 99 of the Act.
5.0
Definitions and Interpretation
5.1
For the purposes of this Content Code, the following words and phrases, unless
otherwise specified hereunder, bear and have the same meaning as in the Communications and
Multimedia Act 1998.
Act means the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588).
Applications Service Provider means a person who provides applications service;
these are persons who provide particular functions such as voice services, data
services, content-based services, electronic commerce and other transmission
services. In particular, the Licensing Regulations 2001 lists as Application Service
Providers, persons who provide the functions or capabilities delivered to end
users which include any or all of the following application services: i)
Public Switched Telephone Network telephony for the
delivery of voice and data communications;
ii)
Public Cellular telephony services;
iii)
Public Internet protocol telephony;
iv)
Public payphone service;
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