THE CONSUMER IN THE CYBERSPACE CONTENT-DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT: APPLICATION OF THE «WEAKER PARTY» DOCTRINE

This article examines the legal status of the digital content consumer and the «weaker party» doctrine. Based on EU Directives 2019/770 and 93/13/EEC and the German BGB, the necessity of four special guarantees (cooling-off, conformity, transparency and protection against unfair terms) is substantiated. Proposals for the Civil Code and the consumer-protection law are developed.