For several years, car-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft have been fighting battles in cities across the country. City councils, at the urging of taxi cartels and other interest groups, have attempted to regulate these new services, sometimes out of existence. Uber and Lyft provided a new service that cut into the entrenched and protected […]
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When Some AGs Won’t Share
Early last week, the New York Attorney General demanded that Airbnb, the company that allows you to rent or share a room or the entirety of your house or apartment, turn over all of its data on New York City’s estimated 15,000 hosts. The Attorney General issued a subpoena in the course of investigating Airbnb […]
The Sharing Economy
One of the more interesting developments in the tech startup scene has been the proliferation of companies capitalizing on what some call the sharing economy. These companies facilitate commerce between two private entities to make a financial transaction. The most popular companies facilitating these interactions are Airbnb, which connects travelers with people who have spare […]