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Law and Practice Contributed by: Hiromi Hayashi, Daisuke Tsuta, Masaki Yukawa and Keiichi Bando Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Tokyo

Contents 1. Digital Economy p.167 1.1 Key Challenges p.167 1.2 Digital Economy Taxation p.168 1.3 Taxation of Digital Advertising p.170 1.4 Consumer Protection p.171 1.5 The Role of Blockchain in the Digital Economy p.171 2. Cloud and Edge Computing p.172 2.1 Highly Regulated Industries and Data Protection p.172 3. Artificial Intelligence p.173 3.1 Liability, Data Protection, IP and Fundamental Rights p.173 4. Internet of Things p.176 4.1 Machine-to-Machine Communications, Communications Secrecy and Data Protection p.176 4.2 Compliance and Governance p.177 4.3 Data Sharing p.177 5. Audiovisual Media Services p.178 5.1 Requirements and Authorisation Procedures p.178 6. Telecommunications p.178 6.1 Scope of Regulation and Pre-Marketing Requirements p.178

6.2 Net Neutrality Regulations p.179 6.3 Emerging Technologies p.180 7. Challenges with Technology Agreements p.180 7.1 Legal Framework Challenges p.180 7.2 Service Agreements and Interconnection Agreements p.181 8. Trust Services and Digital Entities p.181 8.1 Trust Services and Electronic Signatures/Digital Identity Schemes p.181 9. Gaming Industry p.183 9.1 Regulations p.183

9.2 Regulatory Bodies p.184 9.3 Intellectual Property p.184 10. Social Media p.185

10.1 Laws and Regulations for Social Media p.185 10.2 Regulatory and Compliance Issues p.185

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