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Europe's Top Court To Decide If Uber Is Tech Firm Or Taxi Company
An anonymous reader writes: A Spanish judge has requested that the European Court of Justice determine whether or not Uber is a generic "digital service," as it claims, or a "mere transport activity." If the court rules that Uber is a transportation firm the company may have to follow the same licensing and safety rules as taxis and other hired vehicles. "Today's news means that the European Court of Justice will now determine if the national rules currently being applied to digital services like Uber are legal and appropriate under European law," said Mark MacGann, Uber's Head of Public Policy for EMEA, on a conference call with journalists.
Uber could not be a pimp, they just facilitate the matching up of hookers and johns, process the payments and take a cut.
Uber could not be a slave trader, they just facilitate the matching up of slaves and slave owners, process the payments and take a cut.
Uber could not be a murder for hire company, they just facilitate the matching up of assassins and people who need someone dead...
Don't worry, it's just digital services, nothing illegal going on at all!
Maybe its a typo, and should be spelled brayage
mules bray don't they?