Despite the rapidly growing volume and economic importance of data in the digital economy, the legal framework for data ownership, access and trade remains incompletely defined in the EU and elsewhere. De facto data ownership dominates and often leads to fragmentation or anti-commons problems in...

The digital revolution has had a strong impact on copyright-intensive industries. The ease of removing rightholders' information from their works and distributing content in the online environment contributes to the difficulties faced by rightholders seeking to effectively license their rights...