### Question
What does service provider mean?


### Answer
**Service provider** has the following meaning in *17 U.S.C. § 512*:

> a provider of online services or network access, or the operator of facilities therefor, and includes an entity described in subparagraph (A)

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 512*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES**

