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ARTICLE · 19 APRIL 2023

The Protection Of Modern Databases Under The Sui Generis Database Right

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Our digital economy has become more and more data driven. Databases today are increasingly generated and verified with the means of machines, sensors and other new technologies, for example Artificial Intelligence or the Internet of Things.

BelgiumMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Sacha Gryspeerdt
Sacha Gryspeerdt

Our digital economy has become more and more data driven. Databases today are increasingly generated and verified with the means of machines, sensors and other new technologies, for example Artificial Intelligence or the Internet of Things ("IoT"). In order to secure the competitiveness of digital sectors and markets there are legislative initiatives on a European level to guarantee the free-flow of data, such as the Data Act Proposal of the European Commission of 23 February 2022. This is a difficult task because of the existing legal framework in relation to the protection of certain types of data contained in databases, specifically under the so-called "sui generis right" of the maker of the database.

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