Gintar Surblyt-Namaviien asks in her comprehensive book on competition and regulation in the data economy, whether artificial intelligence needs a new balance. How Surblyt-Namaviien arrives at her conclusion with regard to several different, but yet linked, aspects of regulation becomes clear when delving into her intelligible and thought-provoking analysis. The result is a book that is much worth reading. -- Heiko Richter, Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law 'This book brings together a lot of thinking - old and new - to examine legal protections for the fruits of artificial intelligence (AI), demonstrating that not enough thought has been given to how our existing information laws interact and whether increased legal rights in information and data will adversely affect information flows, competition, and privacy. By discussing the details of trade secret and privacy law, and how these areas of law overlap, the book provides valuable insights into the means by which balance can be achieved and why trade secret protection is limited.' --Sharon K. Sandeen, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, US 'This monograph presents a fundamental analysis of the four main fields of the data economy - trade secret law, data protection, competition law and consumer protection - and of the links and frictions between them. The author convincingly resists modernist overstating of artificial intelligence that underlies the data economy. Instead, she develops a classic legal framework for fine-tuning the innovation/dissemination incentives for and conflicting interests of innovators, producers, users and consumers of data and data services. The result is a book of highly rewarding reading.' --Hanns Ullrich, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Germany