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The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation
A Commentary
9781803923864 Edward Elgar Publishing
This Commentary analyses the history, technology, uses, legality, and circumvention of geo-blocking, which affects customers and businesses both inside and outside the EU. Marketa Trimble examines each of the provisions of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation, including provisions on non-discriminatory access to online interfaces, goods and services, and means of payment.
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Contents
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This Commentary analyses the history, technology, uses, legality, and circumvention of geo-blocking, which affects customers and businesses both inside and outside the EU. Marketa Trimble examines each of the provisions of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation, including provisions on non-discriminatory access to online interfaces, goods and services, and means of payment.
Key Features:
● Analyses each article of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation in detail
● Reviews the history of the legislative process of the Regulation in depth
● Explores the relationship between geo-blocking and other areas of law, particularly copyright law and competition law
● Outlines the development of the EU Digital Single Market project, which led to the adoption of the Geo-Blocking Regulation
● Summarises the first review of the Regulation by the European Commission and tracks the implementation and enforcement of the Regulation
This Commentary is a comprehensive and essential resource for lawyers and judges who interpret and apply the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation, authorities that assist consumers who are covered by the Regulation, and policymakers and technology experts who work with the Regulation. It will appeal to students and researchers in commercial law, competition law, cyberlaw, EU law, intellectual property, and information and technology law.
Key Features:
● Analyses each article of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation in detail
● Reviews the history of the legislative process of the Regulation in depth
● Explores the relationship between geo-blocking and other areas of law, particularly copyright law and competition law
● Outlines the development of the EU Digital Single Market project, which led to the adoption of the Geo-Blocking Regulation
● Summarises the first review of the Regulation by the European Commission and tracks the implementation and enforcement of the Regulation
This Commentary is a comprehensive and essential resource for lawyers and judges who interpret and apply the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation, authorities that assist consumers who are covered by the Regulation, and policymakers and technology experts who work with the Regulation. It will appeal to students and researchers in commercial law, competition law, cyberlaw, EU law, intellectual property, and information and technology law.
Critical Acclaim
‘Among the measures capable of addressing the challenges brought by the Internet, geo-blocking is probably both the most promising and the most perplexing one. I would therefore like to express my delight that such a renowned academic as Professor Trimble has undertaken to produce an in-depth commentary on the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation. Definitely a must-read.''
– Maciej Szpunar, First Advocate General at the CJEU, Luxembourg
‘Careful, thoughtful, and thorough, The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation is a definitive contribution from the world''s leading authority on geo-blocking. This book should be an essential reference for lawyers advising clients considering geo-blocking, and for scholars seeking to understand the Regulation and the complex issues it raises.’
– James Grimmelmann, Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech, US
‘In this book, the leading legal scholar on geo-blocking issues provides readers with much more than an article-by-article commentary on the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation. Trimble describes the technical and economic context and addresses the complex interactions between the Regulation and other areas of law, such as competition and copyright. The book sets a new gold standard for the legal analysis of geo-blocking.’
– Alexander Peukert, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
– Maciej Szpunar, First Advocate General at the CJEU, Luxembourg
‘Careful, thoughtful, and thorough, The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation is a definitive contribution from the world''s leading authority on geo-blocking. This book should be an essential reference for lawyers advising clients considering geo-blocking, and for scholars seeking to understand the Regulation and the complex issues it raises.’
– James Grimmelmann, Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech, US
‘In this book, the leading legal scholar on geo-blocking issues provides readers with much more than an article-by-article commentary on the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation. Trimble describes the technical and economic context and addresses the complex interactions between the Regulation and other areas of law, such as competition and copyright. The book sets a new gold standard for the legal analysis of geo-blocking.’
– Alexander Peukert, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Contents
Contents:
Preface x
I Introduction to geo-blocking
II Introduction to the Geo-Blocking Regulation
1 Article 1: objective and scope
2 Article 2: definitions
3 Article 3: access to online interfaces
4 Article 4: access to goods or services
5 Article 5: non-discrimination for reasons related to payment
6 Article 6: agreements on passive sales
7 Article 7: enforcement
8 Article 8: assistance to consumers
9 Article 9: review clause
10 Article 10: amendments to Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive
2009/22/EC
11 Article 11: final provisions
12 Conclusion to the commentary on the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation
Bibliography
Index
Preface x
I Introduction to geo-blocking
II Introduction to the Geo-Blocking Regulation
1 Article 1: objective and scope
2 Article 2: definitions
3 Article 3: access to online interfaces
4 Article 4: access to goods or services
5 Article 5: non-discrimination for reasons related to payment
6 Article 6: agreements on passive sales
7 Article 7: enforcement
8 Article 8: assistance to consumers
9 Article 9: review clause
10 Article 10: amendments to Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive
2009/22/EC
11 Article 11: final provisions
12 Conclusion to the commentary on the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation
Bibliography
Index
