Data is at the heart of the ongoing digital transformation of the economy and society. In many different ways, access to data is becoming a precondition for innovating and for competing effectively. Against this background, both the European and the German legislator are striving to develop a...

With the publication of the “Proposal for a Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act)” in February 2022, the European Commission has delivered the centrepiece of its “European strategy for data”. The Draft Data Act proposes a horizontal right of access...

In the ongoing transformation from “industrial capitalism” towards an “informational capitalism”, one of the core challenges is for the law to design and enforce an appropriate legal framework for the access and use of data. Focusing on access to product and online services usage data,...