The EU Geo–Blocking Regulation – A Commentary

This Commentary analyses the history, technology, uses, legality, and circumvention of geo-blocking, which affects customers and businesses both inside and outside the EU. Marketa Trimble examines each of the provisions of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation, including provisions on non-discriminatory access to online interfaces, goods and services, and means of payment.

Key Features:

• Analyses each article of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation in detail
• Reviews the history of the legislative process of the Regulation in depth
• Explores the relationship between geo-blocking and other areas of law, particularly copyright law and competition law
• Outlines the development of the EU Digital Single Market project, which led to the adoption of the Geo-Blocking Regulation
• Summarises the first review of the Regulation by the European Commission and tracks the implementation and enforcement of the Regulation

This Commentary is a comprehensive and essential resource for lawyers and judges who interpret and apply the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation, authorities that assist consumers who are covered by the Regulation, and policymakers and technology experts who work with the Regulation. It will appeal to students and researchers in commercial law, competition law, cyberlaw, EU law, intellectual property, and information and technology law.

Marketa Trimble, Samuel S. Lionel Professor of Intellectual Property Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, US