Syrdal and Moe have extensive experience and expertise in issues related to digital services and digital content. This applies to regulatory matters, contract regulation, and other related issues.
The Digital Services Act came into force in January 2023 and regulates agreements on digital content and digital services to consumers. The Act applies to streaming services, games, software, and other digital services delivered over the internet. Although these services offer something that most consumers use in their everyday lives, they have not previously been subject to specific legal regulation. The Digital Services Act introduces stronger consumer protection for such services, in line with other consumer legislation.
The law is largely based on the so-called Digital Services Directive (EU Directive 2019/770), which also makes it easier to offer such services across borders within the EEA. However, a number of specific Norwegian rules have also been introduced, including those based on the Norwegian Consumer Purchases Act, which entail additional rights and obligations when delivering digital services to Norwegian consumers.
We have previously written about the Digital Performance Act – read the article here.
The legal commentary is the first, and so far only, complete legal commentary on the Digital Services Act. It provides a thorough and comprehensive review of the provisions of the Act with references to directives, preparatory works, and other legislation. Through their considerable experience and insight, the authors also comment on practical issues that may arise in the delivery of digital services.
The authors comment that working on the legal commentary has been both educational and engaging, and hope that it will be a useful reference work for everyone involved in the delivery of digital services to consumers.
See the legal commentary at Gyldendal Rettsdata here (subscription required).
