Christoph Busch

University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute

Professor of Law

Suesterstrasse 28

Osnabrueck, 49069

Germany

http://busch.jura.uni-osnabrueck.de

Yale University - Yale Information Society Project

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127 Wall Street

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

http://law.yale.edu/christoph-busch

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The Rise of the Platform Economy: A New Challenge for EU Consumer Law?

Christoph Busch et al., The Rise of the Platform Economy: A New Challenge for EU Consumer Law, 5 (2016) Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 3 (Publisher: C.H.Beck)
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 26 Mar 2016
Christoph Busch, Hans Schulte-Nölke, Aneta Wiewiórowska-Domagalska and Fryderyk Zoll
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute, European Legal Studies Institute Osnabrueck / Radboud University Nijmegen, Universität Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute and Universität Osnabrück
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Digital Single Market, European contract law, European consumer law, competition law, two-sided markets, online intermediaries, online platforms, sharing economy, online reputation, Airbnb, Uber, Amazon Marketplace

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Discussion Draft of a Directive on Online Intermediary Platforms

Research Group on the Law of Digital Services, Discussion Draft of a Directive on Online Intermediary Platforms, 5 (2016) Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 164-169 (Publishers: C.H.Beck, Nomos and Wolters Kluwer)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Aug 2016
Christoph Busch, Gerhard Dannemann, Hans Schulte-Nölke, Aneta Wiewiórowska-Domagalska and Fryderyk Zoll
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute, Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law, European Legal Studies Institute Osnabrueck / Radboud University Nijmegen, Universität Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute and Universität Osnabrück
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Digital Single Market, European contract law, European consumer law, competition law, two-sided markets, online intermediaries, online platforms, sharing economy, online reputation, online reviews, online ratings, standardization, service standards, new approach, Airbnb, Uber, Amazon Marketplace

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Rethinking Product Liability Rules for Online Marketplaces: A Comparative Perspective

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Rethinking Product Liability Rules for Online Marketplaces: A Comparative Perspective

2021 Consumer Law Scholars Conference in Boston (March 4-5, 2021)
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2021
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Product Liability, Product Safety, Online Marketplaces, E-Commerce, Digital Services Act, AB 3262, Bolger v. Amazon, Oberdorf v. Amazon

Rethinking Product Liability Rules for Online Marketplaces: A Comparative Perspective

TPRC49: The 49th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Putting the Digital Services Act into Context: Bridging the Gap between EU Consumer Law and Platform Regulation

10 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law (EuCML) 2021, 109, European Legal Studies Institute Osnabrück Research Paper Series, No. 21-03
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Oct 2021
Christoph Busch and Vanessa Mak
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute and Tilburg Law School
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Consumer Protection, Digital Services Act, P2B Regulation, Platform Economy, Product Liability, Unfair Commercial Practices

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The Future of Pre-Contractual Information Duties: From Behavioural Insights to Big Data

Christian Twigg-Flesner (ed.) Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2016), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Feb 2016
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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European contract law, European consumer law, behavioral law and economics, nudging, libertarian paternalism, smart disclosures, personalization, personalized disclosures, Big Data

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The Sharing Economy at the CJEU: Does Airbnb Pass the ‘Uber Test’? – Some Observations on the Pending Case C-390/18 – Airbnb Ireland

7 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 172-174 (2018)
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 25 Aug 2018
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Airbnb, Platform Economy, Digital Single Market, European Law

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When Product Liability Meets the Platform Economy: A European Perspective on Oberdorf v. Amazon

8 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 173-174 (2019)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 16 Oct 2019
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Platform economy, product liability, Digital Services Act, Amazon

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The P2B Regulation (EU) 2019/1150: Towards a 'Procedural Turn' in EU Platform Regulation?

9 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 133 (2020)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 22 Oct 2020
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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P2B Regulation, Platform Economy, Platform Regulation, Digital Services Act

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Self-Regulation and Regulatory Intermediation in the Platform Economy

Forthcoming in: Marta Cantero Gamito & Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz (eds.) The Role of the EU in Transnational Legal Ordering: Standards, Contracts and Codes, Edward Elgar 2019
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 14 Jan 2019
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Platform economy, self-regulation, regulatory intermediaries, meta-regulation, standardization, co-regulation

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Crowdsourcing Consumer Confidence: How to Regulate Online Rating and Review Systems in the Collaborative Economy

Forthcoming in: Alberto De Franceschi (ed.), European Contract Law and the Digital Single Market, Intersentia, Cambridge 2016.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2016
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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platform economy, collaborative economy, sharing economy, peer-to-peer economy, digital single market, reputation systems, online reviews, online ratings, standardization, service standards, new approach

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Granular Legal Norms: Big Data and the Personalization of Private Law

Forthcoming in Vanessa Mak, Eric Tjong Tjin Tai and Anna Berlee (eds), Research Handbook on Data Science and Law, Edward Elgar 2018
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 01 Jun 2018
Christoph Busch and Alberto De Franceschi
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute and University of Ferrara - Faculty of Law
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Algorithms, Big Data, algorithmic regulation, personalized law, granular legal norms, personalization, typifications, privacy, private law

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Regulating Airbnb in Germany – Status Quo and Future Trends

8 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 39-41 (2019)
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 14 Jan 2021
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Airbnb, sharing economy, short-term rentals, platform regulation, regulatory intermediaries

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Implementing Personalized Law: Personalized Disclosures in Consumer Law and Privacy Law

University of Chicago Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 01 Jun 2018
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Big data, artificial intelligence, algorithms, personalized law, granular legal norms, consumer law, privacy, GDPR

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Updating EU Consumer Law for the Digital Subscription Economy

11 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 41-42 (2022)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 11 Oct 2022
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Consumer Law, Subscription Economy, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Cancellation Button

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The ELI Model Rules on Online Platforms

9 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 61-70 (2020), European Legal Studies Institute Osnabrück Research Paper Series No. 20-01
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Jul 2021
Christoph Busch, Gerhard Dannemann, Hans Schulte-Nölke, Aneta Wiewiórowska-Domagalska and Fryderyk Zoll
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute, Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law, European Legal Studies Institute Osnabrueck / Radboud University Nijmegen, Universität Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute and Universität Osnabrück
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Digital platforms, Online marketplaces, Digital Services Act, Intermediary Liability, Online Reviews

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Does the Amazon Dash Button Violate EU Consumer Law? Balancing Consumer Protection and Technological Innovation in the Internet of Things

7 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 78-80 (2018)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 14 May 2018
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Consumer Law, Electronic Commerce, Internet of Things, Digital Assistants, Amazon Dash Button

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Granular Property Law: Recalibrating Optimal Standardization of Property Rights in the Internet of Things

European Legal Studies Institute Osnabrück Research Paper Series No. 22-01
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Mar 2022
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Numerus Clausus, Personalized Law, Granular Law, Internet of Things, NFT, Digital Twins

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A Roadmap for Regulating Subscriptions in the Digital Fairness Act

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Dec 2024
Christoph Busch and Christian Twigg-Flesner
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute and University of Warwick - School of Law
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Towards a 'New Approach' for the Platform Ecosystem: A European Standard for Fairness in Platform-to-Business Relations

6 Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 227-228 (2017)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 20 Feb 2018
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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digital single market, platform economy, digital platforms, unfair commercial practices, standardization, new approach

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EU Consumer Law and Automated Decision-Making: Is EU Consumer Law ready for ADM?

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Jan 2024
Christian Twigg-Flesner, Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell, Christoph Busch, Marie Jull Sørensen and Dariusz Szostek
University of Warwick - School of Law, Charles III University of Madrid, University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute, Aalborg University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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ADM, AI, consumer law, EU law, Automated Decision-Making, Digital Assistants

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Secondary Liability for Open Wireless Networks in Germany: Balancing Regulation and Innovation in the Digital Economy

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Feb 2016
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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WLAN, access providers, secondary liability, intermediary liability, electronic commerce, internet law, law and innovation

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Consumer Law for AI Agents

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 28 Apr 2025
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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AI agents, agentic commerce, consumer law, artificial intelligence

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Legal Expressions of Urgency in Comparative Perspective: The Translation of Temporal Adverbials in the DCFR

Barbara Pasa & Lucia Morra (eds.) Translating the CESL and Drafting the CESL. A Pragmatic Perspective, Sellier European Law Publishers, Munich 2014.
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Feb 2016
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute
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Legal translation, translation theory, translatology, comparative law, European private law, DCFR, CESL

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Should Data Drive Private Law?

Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper, Technology & Regulation, Vol. 2022, pp. 81-87
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Aug 2024
Christoph Busch, Catalina Goanta, Katarzyna Kryla-Cudna, Monika Leszczyńska and Vanessa Mak
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute, Utrecht University - Faculty of Law, University of Bristol, Texas A&M University School of Law and Leiden University
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Guiding Principles and Model Rules on Digital Assistants for Consumer Contracts

https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/publications/guiding-principles-and-model-rules-on-digital-assistants-for-consumer-contracts/

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 19 May 2025
Christian Twigg-Flesner, Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell, Christoph Busch, Marie Jull Sørensen and European Law Institute
University of Warwick - School of Law, Charles III University of Madrid, University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute, Aalborg University and European Law Institute
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European Law Institute, digital assistants, AI agents, agentic systems, custobots, model rules, contract automation

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Algorithmic Regulation and (Im)perfect Enforcement in the Personalized Economy

Forthcoming in: Christoph Busch and Alberto De Franceschi (eds.) Data Economy and Algorithmic Regulation: A Handbook on Personalized Law, C.H.Beck Nomos Hart, 2020
Posted: 06 Jan 2020
Christoph Busch
University of Osnabrück - European Legal Studies Institute

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Personalized Law, Granular Law, Algorithmic Regulation, Algorithmic Accountability, Big Data