Liability for Wrongful Data Deletion in Cloud Services: Interactions Between the Digital Services Act and the Product Liability Regime

KOUKAL, Pavel. Liability for Wrongful Data Deletion in Cloud Services: Interactions Between the Digital Services Act and the Product Liability Regime. In IRI§ 2026, Salzburg, Austria. 2026.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Liability for Wrongful Data Deletion in Cloud Services: Interactions Between the Digital Services Act and the Product Liability Regime

Autoři

KOUKAL, Pavel ORCID

Vydání

IRI§ 2026, Salzburg, Austria, 2026

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Rakousko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

cloud services; data deletion; Digital Services Act; Product Liability Directive; product liability; automated moderation; Article 14(4) DSA; Article 54 DSA; Article 6(1)(c) PLD; Article 7 PLD

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

The paper addressed the liability of cloud service providers for wrongful deletion of user data, especially where deletion results from automated content moderation and erroneous classification tools. Cloud services were analysed as hosting services within the meaning of Article 3(g) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, the Digital Services Act. Particular attention was paid to Article 14(4) DSA, which requires providers to apply their terms and conditions in a diligent, objective and proportionate manner, and to Article 54 DSA, which establishes a right of recipients of intermediary services to compensation for damage caused by infringements of the DSA. The second part focused on the revised product liability regime. The paper emphasised that the revised Product Liability Directive extends strict liability to software and cloud-based services, particularly in light of Recital 13. The relevant provisions include Article 6(1)(c) PLD, which recognises the destruction or corruption of data as compensable harm, Article 7 PLD on defectiveness, Article 10 PLD on evidentiary presumptions and Article 15 PLD prohibiting contractual exclusion or limitation of liability. The paper concluded that the DSA and PLD operate cumulatively: the DSA provides the standard of legality, proportionality and fundamental-rights protection, while the PLD addresses technological safety and defectiveness of digital systems.