Università Roma Tre

The course will focus on the main institutes of private digital law. After a brief introduction of the principles of the subject - from right to internet access to net neutrality - the focus will be on innovations affecting traditional private law institutions due to technological progress. It will begin with legal subjectivity, investigating the legal status of robots and the digital identity. The contract will be seen from the point of view digital market, from the sale of goods online to the economic value of personal data.We will then move on to the analysis of new developments in legal regulation: the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act and the AI Act. Finally, the focus will be on legal issues related to blockchain technology, from the regulation of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to smart contracts and automated executions.

Diritto privato digitale, ed. Ettore Battelli, Giappichelli, 2024