Digital transformation of contractual relations in the information sphere

The article examines changes in the legal regulation of contractual relations concerning information, which are associated with the processes of informatization and digitalization of the Russian economy. The relevance of the study of contracts in the information sphere is due to: the dynamic development of information technologies and the emergence of new types of information products and services that require contractual regulation; the complication of legal relations in the information sphere and the need to adapt traditional contractual structures to the specifics of information relations; insufficient development of the theoretical aspects of legal regulation of contracts in the information sphere. The specificity of information as an object of legal relations requires special approaches to the construction of contracts, determination of their subject, rights and obligations of the parties, liability for breach of the terms of the contract. Research methods. The theoretical basis of the study is the works of domestic scientists in the field of information and civil law. The conceptual apparatus and the influence of various factors on the development of contractual relations in the information sphere are considered in a comprehensive manner on an intersectoral basis. The methodological basis is formed by general scientific and specific scientific methods of cognition: dialectical, systemic, formal-logical, comparative-legal, historical-legal, formal-legal, method of analysis and synthesis, method of classification and other methods of scientific cognition. Results. The role of the contract as an instrument for regulating information relations is shown; four stages of contractual regulation of information relations are substantiated taking into account the influence of the scientific, technological and information revolution on the development of the domestic economy; a classification of contracts in the information sphere in the context of the digital economy is developed. Discussion. The results of the study of the design of contracts in the information sphere show that in the context of digitalization there are features of their legal regulation. With the introduction of "end-to-end technologies" and especially artificial intelligence, many experts note that this creates both new opportunities for managing data and digital flows, and legal risks, therefore, an integrated intersectoral approach is required to assess the regulatory framework and the development of legal mechanisms regulating contractual information relations, with the need to adapt to technological changes.