An Introduction
'Smart Products' - A Focal Point for Legal Developments in the Digital Economy
Sebastian Lohsse, Reiner Schulze & Dirk Staudenmayer
The Update Obligation for smart products Digital obligations of sellers of smart devices under the Sale of
Goods Directive 771/2019
Hans Schulte-Nölke
The Update Obligation - how to make it work in the relationship between seller, producer, digital content or service provider and consumer
Christiane Wendehorst
The Update Obligation for Smart Products - Time Period for the Update Obligation and Failure to Install the Update
André Janssen
Modifications of digital content/services and digital elements in smart products Modifications of digital content or services and of digital elements in smart products - Possible application problems
Karin Sein
Modifications of digital content/services and digital elements in smart products - how to design the contracts
Isabell Conrad & Alin Seegel
Non-contractual liability for smart products So ware as a Product
Gerhard Wagner
Liability for self-learning smart products
Georg Borges
Product Liability for Beyond-Product Ecosystems - Is the Product Liability Directive ready to accommodate smart products?
Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell
Discussion Panel Liability for AI
Axel Voss
Introductory Statement
Evelyne Gebhardt
How should 'smart products' be handled in contractual and (product) liability law?
Susanne Dehmel
Smart liability for smart products
Jutta Gurkmann
Introductory Statement
Gerhard Schomburg
One Specific Problem from a Tort Law Perspective
Bernhard A. Koch
Introductory statement
Jean-Sébastien Borghetti

Sebastian Lohsse is Professor of Roman Law, Comparative Legal History, Civil Law and European Private Law at the University of Münster, Germany.
Reiner Schulze is Professor Emeritus of German and European Civil Law at the University of Münster, Director of the Institute for International Business Law and Director of the Centre for European Private Law, Germany.
Dirk Staudenmayer is Honorary Professor at the University of Münster and Head of Unit - Contract Law; DG Justice and Consumers; European Commission, Germany.

This edited volume explores the EU legal framework governing digital productions. Looking specifically at smart products it sets out the impact of the Product Liability Directive. It goes on to discuss the Update Obligation relating to smart products and the wider consumer law issues at play.
With expertise from leading academics and practitioners, this book brings welcome clarification to and expert explanation of a fast-moving field of consumer law.