European data policy is currently characterized by two overlapping regulatory approaches. On the one side, legislatures and courts are further strengthening data protection in the sense of GDPR. On the other side, the European legislature more recently seems to follow a market-oriented approach, which aims to facilitate access to date and economic participation of consumers. This has become visible in the Directive 2019/770 on contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services and in the Commission‘s proposal for a Data Governance Act. In this workshop, Axel Metzger and other experts will analyze these regulatory approaches and explore whether it is possible to follow a market-oriented regulatory approach without undermining the necessary protection of privacy.
Internal Workshop
9 am – 3 pm
Participants:
- Prof. Dr. Martin Eifert, Professor of Civil Law, especially Administrative Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Axel Metzger, Professor of Civil Law and Intellectual Property Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Joachim Herz Foundation Fellow 2020/2021 at HIAS
- Prof. Dr. Heike Schweitzer, Professor of Competition Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wagner, Professor of Civil Law, Commercial Law and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Public Panel Discussion
3 pm – 4.30 pm
Participants:
- Prof. Dr. Martin Eifert, Civil Law, especially Administrative Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Axel Metzger, Civil Law and Intellectual Property Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Joachim Herz Foundation Fellow 2020/2021 at HIAS
- Paul Nemitz, Principal Advisor in the Directorate General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
- Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schneider, Political Science, Universität Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Heike Schweitzer, Competition Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wagner, Civil Law, Commercial Law and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
The discussion will take place in German.