Digital Platforms: Regulation and Liability in the EU Law

European Review of Private Law 2018, issue 6, pp. 903-920

18 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2021

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Piotr Tereszkiewicz

Jagiellonian University in Krakow - Faculty of Law and Administration; KU Leuven - Faculty of Law

Date Written: August 1, 2018

Abstract

This article discusses the approaches towards regulation and liability of digital platforms, focusing on the European Union 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 towards 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.

Note: “Reprinted from European Review of Private Law, Volume 26, Issue 6 (2018) pp. 903 – 920, with permission of Kluwer Law International.”

Keywords: Digital platforms, Electronic platforms, Intermediaries, E-Commerce Directive, Package Travel Directive

Suggested Citation

Tereszkiewicz, Piotr, Digital Platforms: Regulation and Liability in the EU Law (August 1, 2018). European Review of Private Law 2018, issue 6, pp. 903-920, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3480091

Piotr Tereszkiewicz (Contact Author)

Jagiellonian University in Krakow - Faculty of Law and Administration ( email )

Olszewskiego 2
Krakow, 31-007
Poland

KU Leuven - Faculty of Law ( email )

Tiensestraat 41
Leuven, B-3000
Belgium

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