The exponential growth of disruptive technology is changing our world. The development of cloud computing, big data, the internet of things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and other related autonomous systems, such as self-driving vehicles, have triggered the emergence of new products and services. These significant technological breakthroughs have opened the door to new economic models such as the sharing and platform-based economy. As a result, companies are becoming increasingly data- and algorithm-driven, coming to be more like “decentralized platforms”. New transaction or payment methods such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, based on trust-building systems using Blockchain, smart contracts, and other distributed ledger technology, also constitute an essential part of this new economic model. The sharing economy and digital platforms also include the everyday exchange of goods allowing individuals to commodify their surplus resources. Information and innovation technologies are used in order to then match these resources with existing demand in the market. Online platforms such as Airbnb, Uber, and Amazon reduce information asymmetry, increase the value of unused resources, and create new opportunities for collaboration and innovation. Moreover, the sharing economy is playing a major role in the transition from exclusive ownership of personal assets toward access-based exploitation of resources. The success of online matching platforms depends not only on the reduction of search costs but also on the trustworthiness of platform operators. From a legal perspective, the uncertainties triggered by the emergence of a new digital reality are particularly urgent. How should these tendencies be reflected in legal systems in each jurisdiction? This book collects a series of contributions by leading scholars in the newly emerging fields of sharing economy and Legal Tech. The aim of the book is to enrich legal debates on the social, economic, and political meaning of these cutting-edge technologies. The chapters presented in this edition attempt to answer some of these lingering questions from the perspective of diverse legal backgrounds.
Author(s): Marcelo Corrales, Compagnucci, Nikolaus Forgo, Toshiyuki Kono, Shinto Teramoto, Erik P.M. Vermeulen
Series: Perspectives In Law, Business And Innovation
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 229
Tags: IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property
Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
Legal Aspects of Decentralized and Platform-Driven Economies (Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci, Toshiyuki Kono, Shinto Teramoto)....Pages 1-11
Front Matter ....Pages 13-13
Building Platforms for Collaboration: A New Comparative Legal Challenge (Annelise Riles)....Pages 15-20
Sharing City Seoul and the Future of City Governance (Benjamen Franklen Gussen)....Pages 21-45
Front Matter ....Pages 47-47
The Digital Person—A New Legal Entity? On the Role of Law in an AI-Based Society (Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg)....Pages 49-59
Nudging Consent and the New Opt-Out System to the Processing of Health Data in England (Janos Meszaros, Chih-hsing Ho, Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci)....Pages 61-81
National Electronic Health Record Systems and Consent to Processing of Health Data in the European Union and Australia (Danuta Mendelson)....Pages 83-99
Front Matter ....Pages 101-101
Legal Education in a Digital Age (Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen)....Pages 103-122
Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust (Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal)....Pages 123-147
Legal Issues Related to Blockchain Technology—Examples from Korea (Gyooho Lee)....Pages 149-166
Front Matter ....Pages 167-167
Lawyers’ Views on Autonomous Driving (Shinto Teramoto)....Pages 169-178
Adversarial Machine Learning: A Blow to the Transportation Sharing Economy (Steven Van Uytsel, Danilo Vasconcellos Vargas)....Pages 179-208
The New EU Directive on the Protection of Trade Secrets and Its Implementation (Thomas Hoeren)....Pages 209-221
Back Matter ....Pages 223-225
