Using Consumer Remedies To Combat Planned Obsolescence in Smart… - Derlemeler

Chapters

I.INTRODUCTION: THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT

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II.PRODUCT DESIGN AND CONFORMITY

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1.Case Type 1: Designing Products to Fail

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2.Conformity under European Law

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3.Consumer Expectations and Product Lifespans

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4.Specified General Legal Guarantee Periods

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5.Open-ended Legal Guarantee Periods

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6.the Burden of Proof

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III.UPDATES AND UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES

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1.Case Type 2: Performance-Reducing Updates

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2.Unfair Commercial Practices under European Law

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3.Commercial Practices which are in All Circumstances Considered Unfair

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4.Misleading Commercial Practices

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5.Misleading Omission

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6.Aggressive Commercial Practices

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7.The General Unfairness Clause

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IV.CONCLUSION: CONSUMER LAW AS PART OF A COMPLEX PUZZLE

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REFERENCES

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Using Consumer Remedies To Combat Planned Obsolescence in Smart Devices – Two Case Types