Certainly every jurisdiction in the world that has looked at implementing the WIPO treaties has understood that providing safe harbours for intermediaries is essential. To echo the testimony you had by Jacob Glick from Google, the investment community has also recognized that providing clarity with respect to intermediary liability and having clear and effective safe harbours is critical to having an environment where investors feel safe in supporting innovative new products and services.
On March 5th, 2012. See this statement in context.