The 8th Münster Colloquium, organised in cooperation with the ELI Digital Law SIG, examined the interplay between private law and the Data Act, the Regulation of harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data.

The Colloquium thoroughly examined the private law aspects of the Data Act, a significant development in the legal framework for the data economy. This legislation governs the conditions for generating value from data, with its contract law components addressing data access rights, contractual details, oversight of unfair contract terms, and the regulation of cloud computing contracts. These provisions are key steps in adapting private law to accommodate the evolving importance of data as a new production factor and the requirements of the data economy. 

The Münster Colloquium participants discussed three key aspects: mandatory data sharing in the triangle 'data-holder - user - data-recipient', voluntary data sharing on a bilateral basis and cloud-contracts.

Further information about the event can be found here.