Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms
- The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Summary of Contents
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I General Framework
- Part II Contract Law and Smart Contracts
- Part III Electronic Platforms and Networks
- 8 Digital Platforms
- 9 Blockchains
- 10 Regulating Smart Contracts and Digital Platforms
- Part IV Privacy, Security and Data Protection
- Part V Smart Contracts
- Part VI Future of Smart Contracts, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
8 - Digital Platforms
Regulation and Liability in EU Law
from Part III - Electronic Platforms and Networks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2019
- The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms
- The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Summary of Contents
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I General Framework
- Part II Contract Law and Smart Contracts
- Part III Electronic Platforms and Networks
- 8 Digital Platforms
- 9 Blockchains
- 10 Regulating Smart Contracts and Digital Platforms
- Part IV Privacy, Security and Data Protection
- Part V Smart Contracts
- Part VI Future of Smart Contracts, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
Summary
This chapter discusses the approaches toward regulation and liability of digital platforms, focusing on the EU perspective. It demonstrates that the current regulatory and scholarly perception of platform liability in the European Union has been framed by the EU Electronic Commerce Directive 2000/31 provisions on liability of information society service providers. Subsequently, in light of scholarly writings and regulatory developments, two main approaches toward platform liability are identified and discussed: on the one hand, the idea of general provisions on platform liability, exemplified by the Discussion Draft on Digital Platforms; on the other hand, sector-specific provisions that densely regulate business models based on digital platforms, exemplified by the new EU Package Travel Directive 2015/2302. Both approaches are evaluated as far as their potential for inspiring legislative activity is concerned.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms , pp. 143 - 159Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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