The author explains that Uber is a technological phenomenon that brings together a bunch of tools already in existence, such as phones, cars and even

The authors explain that a “collaborative economy” is characterised by offering a new model of socioeconomic relationships between

The author demonstrates that Uber offers an intermediary service between two parties who wish to enter into a paid transportation

The author notes that Uber is an intermediary platform between citizens. It is designed to make information available on-demand

The author addresses the current challenges involved in applying certain taxes to the digital economy

The author notes that blocking a website or an app infringes the right to freedom of expression, since it prohibits

The author highlights the contribution that IT and Communications could bring to, and the potential it has to improve

The EU’s Court of Justice, while determining whether the intermediary service provided by Uber should be classified as a transportation service, ruled that it is not, but rather a service that

The author points out that CABA’s Judicial Power, upon blocking Uber’s website nationwide

The author tackles the subject matter of Uber from the point of view of Argentinian employment legislation. He highlights that there is no employment relationship

The author highlights that, in line with UN and IACHR standards, blocking websites like Uber constitutes a clear violation to freedom of expression on the internet. This measure

The author discusses the ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He explains

The author explains two rulings issued by the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, which held that private transportation services are regulated by substantive national laws, and that the local

The author comments on the preventative injunction that CABA’s Judicial Power issued in 2016. This measure ordered the preventative blocking of Uber’s website and app

The author tackles the blocking of websites and mobile applications like Uber. He analyses how it constitutes a transgression of federalism and a violation of the freedom of expression

The author comments on Mendoza’s Mobility Law No. 9086, which specifically regulates private transportation services offered by transportation network

The author addresses Uber’s difficult situation from a criminal law perspective and comments on the complaint filed by the Taxi Drivers’ Union against

The author points out that tax laws, like legislation in general, usually tail behind technological and economic changes. This

The author analyses whether the actions of a group of individuals who detain Uber drivers in order that an infringement report may be issued and contraventional proceedings

The authors point out that blocking platforms, websites and apps infringes the principle of network neutrality as well as the rights protected by both the National Constitution and various