Regulating Access and Transfer of Data - Björn Lundqvist

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Résumé :
Data collected and distributed on the internet is generally free, non-exclusive, and non-rivalrous. Yet online data is often difficult to access. This book examines the infrastructure for collecting, storing, and distributing data to show how it is embedded behind intellectual property and technological barriers. It proposes that the EU introduce an access and transfer governance right to data that can work in tandem with data protection rules. Chapters explore the subject matter of this protection, potential rights holders and the scope of the protection, and exceptions and limitations under intellectual property law and competition law. Comprehensive and timely, Regulating Access and Transfer of Data sets the foundations for a new legal system for our data-driven generation....

Biographie:
Bj?rn Lundqvist is the Head of the EU Law Research Group and Director of the European Law Institute at the Stockholm University, and Director of Ascola for the Nordic region.

Sommaire:
1. Introduction; 2. The data-driven economy; 3. Competition law; 4. General and sector-specific regulations; 5. The objectives of regulating the data-driven economy; 6. The intellectual property law system and data; 7. An access and transfer right to data; 8. Conclusion.