NEW CONSUMER RIGHTS FOR DIGITAL CONTENT AND DIGITAL SERVICES PURCHASES Millions of digital content and services are purchased by European consumers every day. Digital content products include computer programmes, eBooks and applications as well as entertainment goods such as music, movies and games in digital form. Regarding digital services, these include services that allow the consumer to create, process, store or access data in digital form, such as cloud services. Digital services are also services that
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allow the sharing of data through social media platforms. Before the Digital Content Directive was adopted, the existing EU legislation was limited to safeguarding consumers’ right for clear information and of providing protection from unfair contract terms. The new Directive lays down a common set of rules with regards to the conformity of the digital content or digital service with the contract of sale.
