Consumer contract law in the age of data
As part of its 2015 Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Commission proposed modernising the rules applicable to sales of goods and introducing similar rules for the supply of digital content (such as digital films, music, e-books, applications) and digital services (such as social media platforms, on-line games, pay-per-view access to films, cloud computing, etc.).
After more than 3 years of negotiations, the EU adopted a package comprising a directive on contracts for the supply of digital content and services and a directive on contracts for the sale of goods, both applicable in B2C relations.
Full article: The EU makes B2C contract law enter the age of data
