%0 Journal Article %T Digital Single Market. Cyber Threats and the Protection of Digital Contents: An Overview %A Chałubińska-Jentkiewicz, Katarzyna %J Santander Art and Culture Law Review %V 2020 %R 10.4467/2450050XSNR.20.020.13023 %N 2/2020 (6) %P 279-292 %K cyber threat, digital content, digital heritage, consumer rights, intellectual property %@ 2391-7997 %D 2020 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/saaclr/artykul/digital-single-market-cyber-threats-and-the-protection-of-digital-contents-an-overview %X Access to audio-visual and digitized heritage is crucial for the economy and overall well-being. It also offers important avenues for the development of creativity and intercultural dialogue, shaping people’s identity and contributing to cultural diversity. Yet the rise of the digital sector has also been accompanied by the proliferation of cyber or computer-related crime. Therefore, the harmonization of cybercrime legislation has widely been discussed in different international fora. At the same time, the protection of digital content has become a highly important issue in the context of the expanding policies aimed at ensuring public, open access to digitized resources for non-commercial, educational, and cultural purposes. This article offers an overview of these topical questions, with specific reference to the EU Digital Single Market.