This study presents a case application of a socio-technical framework to assess and predict the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Korea. Applying a socio-technical system approach to the IoT, this paper seeks a clear understanding of how the IoT will evolve and stabilize in a smart...

The challenges of digitisation for consumers / Gerd Billen -- Digital revolution : challenges for contract law / Reiner Schulze, Dirk Staudenmayer -- Conformity of 3D prints : can current sales law cope? / Christian Twigg-Flesner -- 3D printing : the limits of contract and challenges for tort /...

There is no doubt that the phrase "Internet of Things (IoT)" points out a vision of the machines (or things) of the future where "Things are learning to perceive", although there are a number of slightly varying definitions about the IoT. Based on this concept of IoT, this paper proposes a...

This paper will examine legal and marketing implications of certain Internet technological developments impacting competition and consumer protection in cyberspace. The paper will explore to what extent antitrust and consumer protection laws are adequate to deal with the challenges to a...