Francesco Gaspari – The legal nature of big data and the twofold purpose of competition:
in search for a new regulatory approach
Francesco Gaspari – Professore associato di Diritto amministrativo, Università degli Studi “G. Marconi” di Roma – (f.gaspari@unimarconi.it) SOMMARIO 1. Introduction.2. The legal nature of big data and the different views concerning data “ownership”.3. The “public view” of big data.4. Big data as a “new commons”.5. Big data as an instrumental resource to exercise fundamental rights and freedoms.6. Big data and the duty to protect market needs.7. In search for a new regulatory approach.8. Conclusions. The paper undertakes a critical review of the widely accepted thesis which states that big data are private goods, that need to be regulated by market solutions only.This conclusion cannot beRead More →