Legal Tech and the New Sharing Economy, 1st ed. 2020
Perspectives in Law, Business and Innovation Series

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. 

1.       Legal Aspects of Decentralized and Platform-Driven Economy

     Marcelo Corrales, Toshiyuki Kono & Shinto Teramoto

PART I: Platforms & Sharing Economy

2.       Building Platforms for Collaboration: A New Comparative Legal Challenge

            Annelise Riles

3.       On the Governance of Sharing Cities: Lessons from the Sharing Economy in Seoul

     Benjamen Gussen

4.       A Study of the Japanese Housing Accommodation Business Act (Act No. 65 of 2017), the First National Law in the World Legitimizing Home-sharing

     Yuichiro Watanabe

PART II: Digital Age & Personal Data

5.       The Digital Person – A New Legal Entity? On the Role of Law in an AI-based Society

     Cecilia Magnusson-Sjöberg

6.       Nudging Consent and Opt-out Rules to the Processing of Health Data in the UK

     Janos Mészáros & Marcelo Corrales

7.    National Electronic Health Record Systems and Consent to Processing Health Data in the European Union and Australia

            Danuta Mendelson

PART III: Blockchain & Code

8.       Legal Education in a Digital Age: Why Coding Matters for the Law of the Future

            Mark Fenwick, Wulf Kaal & Erik Vermeulen

9.       Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust

            Craig Calcaterra & Wulf Kaal

10.   Some Legal Issues Related to Blockchain Technology: Taking Some Examples from Korea

          Gyooho Lee

PART IV: Autonomous Systems & Future Challenges

11.   Lawyer’s View on Autonomous Driving

     Shinto Teramoto

12.   Adversarial Machine Learning: A Blow to the Transportation Sharing Economy

            Steven van Uytsel & Danilo Vasconcellos Vargas

13.   The New EU Directive on the Protection of Trade Secrets and its Implementation

     Thomas Hoeren

Provides innovative legal tips for the emerging sharing economy and platform-based technologies

Discusses various fields of law relevant to innovation and cutting-edge AI and blockchain technologies

Pursues an interdisciplinary approach that blends theoretical insights and practical legal expertise