Europe's Top Court To Decide If Uber Is Tech Firm Or Taxi Company

Posted by samzenpus on Monday July 20, 2015 @11:30PM from the what-are-you? dept.

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.

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I do not agree with what you say by drinkypoo · 2015-07-21 01:01 · Score: -1, Troll

I do not agree with what you say, but I will moderate you down because I don't think you should have said it. Yay Slashdot! Moderation is broken by design here.

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