The UBER application or how to fit the sharing economy into the existing legal framework? Cover Image

Aplikacja UBER lub jak ująć sharing economy w istniejące ramy prawne?
The UBER application or how to fit the sharing economy into the existing legal framework?

Author(s): Katarzyna Wiese, Maciej Toroń
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Law on Economics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: UBER; sharing economy; modernization of competition law; new technologies; digital single market; mobile applications; price fixing

Summary/Abstract: The Authors analyze in this article, on the example of the UBER application, problems arising from the dissemination of new business models commonly referred to as belonging to the sharing economy. While the development of the sharing economy is enthusiastically welcomed by the European Commission, it is difficult not to notice that the Member States of the EU, as well as some entrepreneurs, do not share this optimistic approach. In this article, the Authors consider to what extent their objections are justified. Furthermore, the compatibility of the functioning of the application with competition law requirements is also checked

  • Issue Year: 6/2017
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 9-28
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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