Extending the Scope of the Geo-Blocking Prohibition: An Economic Assessment
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16-01-2017
On 25 May 2016, the European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation on addressing unjustified geo-blocking. This paper illustrates the prevalence of geo-blocking in e-commerce and summarizes available relevant evidence. It also discusses the economic impact of lifting geo-blocking restrictions in online goods and copyrighted digital content services. This document was prepared for Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
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J. Scott MARCUS (Bruegel) and Georgios PETROPOULOS (Bruegel)
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- consumer protection
- consumption
- copyright
- data protection
- digital literacy
- digital single market
- digital technology
- discrimination on the basis of nationality
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- electronic commerce
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- information and information processing
- information technology and data processing
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- technology and technical regulations
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