数字经济时代如何保护数据权益 六件指导性案例公布

Core Viewpoint - The Supreme People's Court of China has released six guiding cases on data rights protection, addressing key societal concerns regarding data ownership, utilization, personal information protection, and network platform account delivery, thereby standardizing judicial measures for similar cases [1][2]. Group 1: Judicial Cases Overview - The number of data-related cases in Chinese courts has significantly increased, with the number of first-instance cases in 2024 being double that of 2021 [2]. - The complexity of data's economic and legal characteristics has led to new types of cases and increased difficulty in adjudication, drawing significant public attention [2]. - Courts are applying the Civil Code and Personal Information Protection Law to effectively handle data disputes involving personality rights and property rights, while also addressing issues of infringement [2]. Group 2: Specific Guiding Cases - Case 1: A case involving a technology company and a media company regarding unfair competition due to data scraping from a network platform, clarifying that platform operators can seek legal protection for their data-related business interests [4]. - Case 2: A case concerning a network information technology company and an information technology company, which clarified that providing associated account services with user consent does not constitute unfair competition [4]. - Case 3: A case involving a steel company and an e-commerce company regarding infringement liability, establishing that lawful data collection and processing that does not harm enterprise rights will not result in liability [4]. - Case 4: A case regarding excessive collection of personal information by an app operator, which determined that unnecessary collection of user profile information constitutes an infringement of personal information rights [5]. - Case 5: A case involving a credit management company and a user, clarifying that collecting personal information for credit services is necessary for contract fulfillment [5]. - Case 6: A case concerning the execution of delivering network platform accounts, emphasizing the need to consider account characteristics and comply with real-name authentication regulations during account delivery [5].