Abstract
This study has shown that Uber, like many other digital platforms and especially sharing economy platforms, has built a business model and an operation that disrupts, among other things, the legal system. Most of its elements do not fit into the normative framework that is expected to be applied. This often leads enforcers to give a prohibitive response to Uber’s activities. However, our study has shown many examples where, in the face of interdiction, Uber has changed its system, its standards, or its functions. On the other hand, in many jurisdictions included in this volume, regulators have also adapted to the change created by Uber and similar platforms.
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Notes
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Heater (2020).
https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/06/uber-is-laying-off-3700-as-rides-plummet-due-to-covid-19/. Accessed 28 May 2020.
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Chiapetta (2020).
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Waltz (2020).
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Fleischer (2010, pp. 227–290).
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Shepardson (2019).
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BBC (2020).
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Katz (2015, pp. 1067–1092).
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Sundajaran (2014).
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Gunningham and Grabosk (1998).
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Ford (2017).
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Prassl (2018).
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Hill (2016).
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Ayata, Z. (2021). Looking Ahead…. In: Ayata, Z., Önay, I. (eds) Global Perspectives on Legal Challenges Posed by Ridesharing Companies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7035-3_13
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