Lost in Data Laws? EU’s Big 5 and Beyond

New Data and Digital Acts erupt from the EU legislature, transforming the playbook of networked environment and the rights and obligations related to data. Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Data Governance Act (DGA) are already out there, whilst Data Act (DA) and Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) are in the pipeline. More data regulation is yet to come.

The Acts represent not only new substantive norms, but a new type of regulatory approach, relying largely on enforced meta-regulation. The Acts are interrelated. They also interoperate with IP, competition and consumer protection law, as well as the GDPR. New authorities, public and semi-private, will be established. Rights and obligations related to data abound. Artificial intelligence (AI) will be subject to new regulatory controls. The Acts will affect competition, provision of on-line services, and possibilities to challenge decisions of network and on-line operators. They further define possibilities to utilize data in the possession of public authorities and on-line platforms. They affect production, importation and marketing of AI applications.

IPR University Center offered the seminar series during spring 2023.

The idea of the seminar series is to dig into the core issues of these Acts through short presentations (2-3 x 15 mins) and discussions, enabling the formation of an overall picture. The seminar series will focus on new types of regulatory practices, interaction between the new Acts and other laws (e.g. IP, competition and data protection laws), new rights and obligations related to data, the position of fundamental rights, and effects on competition, innovation and user rights.

Recordings of the seminar sessions can be found on IPRonline platform. Students should use HAKA-login. For others, registration is needed.

Intro to Big 5 and DMA in general 
January 12
Tuomas Mylly, Director, IPR University Center, Professor, University of Turku
Juha Vesala, Director, IPR University Center, University Lecturer, University of Lapland
Maria Wasastjerna, Partner, Hannes Snellman
Sophie Wiedijk, Seconded National Expert at DG COMP, European Commission

DMA – specific issues related to IPRs, competition law and data protection
January 19
Björn Lundqvist, Professor of European Law with a focus on Competition Law, Head of EU Law, Stockholm University
Matias Pietola, Principal Economist, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority

DSA in general 
January 26
Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo, Professor of Public Law, University of Helsinki
Mira Turpeinen, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legislative Affairs, Ministry of Justice

DSA – specific issues 
February 2
Martin Husovec, Assistant Professor, London School of Economics
Tuomas Mylly, Professor, University of Turku

Data Governance Act, DGA
February 9
Tuomas Kaivola, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legislative Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Communications

Data Act, DA
March 23
Anna Haapanen, Partner, Head of Technology, Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys Ltd
Estelle Derclaye, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Nottingham
Kalle Hynönen, Partner, Krogerus

Artificial Intelligence Act, AIA
March 30
Tobias Bräutigam, Partner, Bird & Bird 
Mika Viljanen, Associate Professor, University of Turku
Ulla-Maija Mylly, Academy Research Fellow (Associate Professor) Hanken School of Economics 

 

 

Materials: 

EU-sääntely rakentaa reilumpaa datataloutta (Sitran työpaperi 2022)

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