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> There's nothing else Uber could have done. How about... complying with the regulation? I.e. requiring their drivers buy commercial insurance? In any case, I
by tomp 12y ago
> There's nothing else Uber could have done.
How about... complying with the regulation? I.e. requiring their drivers buy commercial insurance?
In any case, I love this development. I can't wait either an US company getting fined (or the CEO jailed) for not understanding EU culture, or Germany losing face when trying to beat a US company into submission.
- pgeorgi 12y agoThe company in question (Uber B.V.) is in the Netherlands. Because Uber GmbH (in Germany) doesn't have the balls to run this scheme themselves - that would incur a _real_ risk to have their director jailed for 6 months.
- tomp 12y agoI'm pretty sure a German court can have someone in Netherlands jailed...
- icebraining 12y agoIt's hardly that linear. See e.g. Klaas Carel Faber.