Footnote:
In: Journal of Consumer Policy, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 409, 2008
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 16, 2012 erstellt
Description:
The current methods of distributing music and film on the mass-market, either off-line or on-line, raise two types of consumer protection issues. First, consumers are not always in a position to know what they can and cannot do with their digital hardware and content. A lack of proper information and the ensuing failure of the products to meet the consumer’s expectations inevitably leads to discontent. In addition, as weaker party in the transaction, consumers have often no other choice but to accept or refuse the restrictive terms of use, even if these could be regarded as unfair. This paper examines whether European law is amenable to accommodate the iConsumer’s needs, and if so, in what form