PATOSTREAMING CHARACTERISTICS AND LEGAL CONTEXTS OF THE PHENOMENON Th e article describes the phenomenon of patostreaming which is present in the Polish Internet. Th e authors applied the desk research method and the analysis of media content. Th e authors explain what is characteristic of patostreaming and how it was created. Th ere is an analysis of media content published by the most recognizable patostreamers: Gural, Rafatus, Daniel Magical and Rafonix. Th ere is a defi nition of the most important concepts related to the discussed problem, as well as the classifi cation of patostreaming content. Th e second part of the paper analyses the phenomenon from the legal point of view, taking into account the issues of legal liability of persons submitting content, persons viewing content, as well as platforms providing access to this material. Th e authors also discussed legal diffi culties related to solving the patostreaming problem.
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