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Consumer Contracts, Copyright Licensing, And Control Over Data On The Internet Of Things, Jeremey De Beer, Jules Belanger, Mohit Sethi
Consumer Contracts, Copyright Licensing, And Control Over Data On The Internet Of Things, Jeremey De Beer, Jules Belanger, Mohit Sethi
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
This article presents our interdisciplinary analysis of end-user license agreements and privacy policies from a sample of 22 consumer goods/services connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). We gathered data in the form of legal documents and assessed them from legal and economic perspectives. We developed an original taxonomy of IoT-connected consumer goods/services, classified different business models built around them, and reviewed legal terms and conditions related to their use.
Our analysis identifies copyright related restrictions and brings to light issues beyond copyright that merit consideration in the context of a review of copyright law and policy. First, we find …