This Commentary provides a detailed, article-by-article analysis of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation. The Regulation affects customers in the European Union and businesses both inside and outside the European Union if the businesses serve or seek to serve customers in the European Union. All of the Regulation provisions concerning geo-blocking and other forms of customer discrimination are explained, including the provisions on non-discriminatory access to online interfaces, goods and services, and means of payment. Introductory chapters discuss the history, technology, uses, legality, and circumvention of geo-blocking, and detail the legislative history that led to the adoption of the Regulation. The Commentary also explores the relationship between geo-blocking and various areas of law, particularly copyright law and competition law, and it reviews the implementation and enforcement of the Regulation.

The book contains:
– A detailed, article-by-article analysis of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking Regulation
– A history of the legislative process of the Geo-Blocking Regulation, including a discussion of the most contentious points in the process
– An overview of the history and development of the EU Digital Single Market project, which led to the adoption of the Geo-Blocking Regulation
– A summary of the first review of the Geo-Blocking Regulation by the European Commission and notes on the implementation and enforcement of the Regulation
– A detailed account of the history, technology, uses, legality, and circumvention of geo-blocking
– An analysis of the relationship between geo-blocking and several areas of law, particularly competition law and copyright law