Digital Content Contracts for Consumers

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-57

  Helberger, N ^a   Loos, M B M ^a   Guibault, Lucie ^a   Mak, Chantal ^a   Pessers, Lodewijk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer law; Copyright law; Digital content; General contract law; Telecommunications law

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873291901     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-012-9201-1     Document Type: Article

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