The EU Geo-blocking Regulation: much ado about little? Cover Image

Unijne rozporządzenie w sprawie blokowania geograficznego – wiele hałasu o nic?
The EU Geo-blocking Regulation: much ado about little?

Author(s): Laura Zoboli
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Commercial Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Geo-blocking; Geo- fi ltering; Localization; European Union; Fundamental freedoms; Regulation (EU) 2018/302; E-commerce

Summary/Abstract: Geo-blocking can be defined as a digital instrument aimed at segmenting the purchase of applications online, on the basis of the nationality, place of residence or place of establishment of customers. The scope of the article is – first – to frame the geo-blocking phenomenon within the activity of the European Commission – starting from the digital single market strategy and then focusing on the data collected within the sector inquiry into e-commerce. Second, the article will discuss Regulation (EU) 2018/302, which entered into force last 22 March 2018 and applies from 3 December 2018. In particular, the article deals with the geo-blocking ban introduced by Regulation 2018/302 and discusses its weaknesses.

  • Issue Year: 8/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 8-18
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish