Contracts for the Supply of Digital Content: Regulatory Challenges and Gaps

The profound effect of the “Digital Revolution” is not limited to new technologies and products but also raises a number of legal issues, questions traditional legal concepts, and presents new legislative challenges. As part of the creation of a Digital Single Market, the European Commission’s 2015 proposal for a Directive on certain aspects concerning the supply of digital content represents a first step at European level to respond to challenges posed by digital content.
The contributions to this volume analyse the regulatory challenges and gaps in this proposal from the perspective of conclusion and performance of contract, remedies, copyright, and data protection. The authors are renowned experts in the field of European law and present key insights into problems in theory and practice, suggestions for improvements, and therefore make a valuable contribution to understanding and overcoming the legal challenges brought by the “Digital Revolution”.