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

Authors

Maciej Toroń, Doktorant w Katedrze Prawa Europejskiego WPiA UJ;,radca prawny w kancelarii Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy sp. jFollow
Katarzyna Wiese, Doktorantka w Katedrze Prawa Własności Intelektualnej WPiA UJ; LL.M (Heidelberg), aplikant radcowski w Kancelarii Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy sp. j.

Keywords

UBER, sharing economy, modernization of competition law, new technologies, digital single market, mobile applications, price fixing

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.

Recommended Citation

Toroń, M., & Wiese, K. (2017). The UBER application or how to fit the sharing economy into the existing legal framework?. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 6(5), 8-27. https://doi.org/10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.5.6.1

First Page

8

Last Page

27

Page Count

19

DOI

10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.5.6.1

Publisher

University of Warsaw