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Platformele colaborative online – Provocări juridice europene
Online Collaborative Platforms – European Legal Challenges

Author(s): Carmen Tamara Ungureanu
Subject(s): EU-Legislation
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: online collaborative platform; collaborative economy; information society service; market access; consumer protection;

Summary/Abstract: The collaborative economy, which is globally on the rise, involves business models that work through collaborative online platforms. The first part of the paper explains the notion of an online collaborative platform, the types of platforms that operate in different sectors of the economy and their place in the collaborative economy. In the second part, two of the legal issues raised by online collaborative platforms are analyzed and possible solutions are identified.

  • Issue Year: LXIV/2018
  • Issue No: 1-bis
  • Page Range: 195-210
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Romanian