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<p>Personal data are new assets in the digital economy. While personal data are protected by GDPR in the European Union, its economic value is not protected. Unless, the economic value of personal data is addressed in legal systems of Member states, the interests of people are not fully covered. The article aims to fill the vacuum by introducing new property right to data, the dualistic data property rights. The dualistic data property right is conceptually inspired by Copyright. The article proposes the character and content of the right that is in line with existing legal system and GDPR as well. The authors embark on analyses of all aspect of the dualistic property right and its benefits for the digital economy.</p>
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Personal data are new assets in the digital economy. While personal data are protected by GDPR in the European Union, its economic value is not protected. Unless, the economic value of personal data is addressed in legal systems of Member states, the interests of people are not fully covered. The article aims to fill the vacuum by introducing new property right to data, the dualistic data property rights. The dualistic data property right is conceptually inspired by Copyright. The article proposes the character and content of the right that is in line with existing legal system and GDPR as well. The authors embark on analyses of all aspect of the dualistic property right and its benefits for the digital economy.

Dualistic Data Property Right: Solution for Controllership of Data in the European Union?

International and Comparative Law Review

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Personal data are new assets in the digital economy. While personal data are protected by GDPR in the European Union, its economic value is not protected....

Dualistic Data Property Right: Solution for Controllership of Data in the European Union?

Published Online: Mar 29, 2022

Page range: 43 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2021-0013

Keywords
personal data, property rights, General Data Protection Regulation, ownership, moral rights, economic rights, Intellectual Property

© 2021 Petra Žárská et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Dualistic Data Property Right: Solution for Controllership of Data in the European Union?

Published Online: Mar 29, 2022

Page range: 43 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2021-0013

Keywordspersonal data, property rights, General Data Protection Regulation, ownership, moral rights, economic rights, Intellectual Property

© 2021 Petra Žárská et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
personal data, property rights, General Data Protection Regulation, ownership, moral rights, economic rights, Intellectual Property