An experimental model of regulating the sharing economy in China: The case of online car hailing

Online car hailing represents a disruptive innovation model in the sharing economy and requires a new regulatory response. China's attempts to regulate this emerging industry can be considered highly experimental model. To relieve the pressure from offline competitors and to clarify the ambiguous legal status of online car hailing, China currently enforces a strict regulatory scheme through what can be described as a central-local dual system. Questions, however, have arisen regarding the legality, proportionality and effectiveness of this approach. Moreover, the current system's choice for a segmented market strategy heavily impairs the sustainable development of the sharing economy. Therefore, the adoption of Internet-based regulations for online car hailing might create better prospects to establish a fairly competitive market as well as to further boost the ever dynamic Internet sharing economy in China.     

Online platforms and pricing: Adapting abuse of dominance assessments to the economic reality of free products

Online platforms, which are at the forefront of today's economy, are subject to intensive competition law enforcement. However, the platform business model presents challenges for the application of competition law. Most notably, they appear to offer consumers a great number of their products for free. The explanation for most of these supposedly free products is offered by two-sided market theory: consumers may not be paying, but the ‘other’ side of the market is. This other side of the market often consists of advertisers, which pay the platform for access to the consumers’ information (to target advertisements) and attention (to show the advertisements). As many of these platforms are now potentially dominant, they come within the scope of competition law's abuse of dominance provision, including the doctrines of predatory and excessive pricing. These price-based theories need to adapt to the often price-less platform business model in order to prevent competition authorities from making both type I and type II enforcement errors. At the same time, competition law enforcement needs to consider—and at times give priority to—other branches of law that address abusive behaviour concerning free products. Through the use of case studies, this article therefore suggests ways in which abuse of dominance assessments can take into account the economic reality of free products.     

中文BBS论坛中涉日议题的网络民族主义呈现

互联网BBS论坛为民族主义问题的开放讨论提供了全新而自由的平台。基于特殊事件的民族主义分析框架,是否适用于网络常态舆论中与民族国家相关问题的探讨,是一个值得检验的命题。本研究发现,网络常态舆论中的涉日议题在不同论坛具有不同类型偏好;涉日议题并非均为负面话题,也不能普遍性地引发具有民族主义倾向的讨论;该类议题所触发语言暴力的程度低于其他常规性议题;不同论坛间用户在部分议题类别上呈现出较为明显的态度差异。     

Victims’ motivations for reporting to the ‘fraud justice network’

ABSTRACT

It is well-established that (online) fraud has one of the lowest reporting rates across all crime categories. However, there is a large gap examining why some victims choose to report online fraud offenses. Therefore, this paper examines the under-researched group of online fraud victims who reported their crimes to authorities. Based on interviews with 80 victims across Australia, who lost at least AUD10,000 to online fraud, this paper demonstrates two motivations behind reporting: a sense of individual justice, and an altruistic notion of protecting others. The paper also highlights the negativity associated with the reporting process. The paper uses these findings to determine what can be learnt from the victims who were willing to report. It concludes with a discussion of the challenges evident in seeking to improve the confidence of victims reporting to authorities.     

“裁判文书网上公开”的三个隐忧

一般认为,裁判文书的公开是司法民主理念的要求,它不仅有利于建立＂阳光司法＂,也能保障公民的知情权与监督权。并且,在互联网时代,裁判文书网上公开成为必然趋势。但是,在当前的社会环境与制度背景下,将裁判文书在网上予以全面公开尚且存在隐忧,主要涉及理念碰撞、司法性质追问、社会实效等具体问题。     

Regulating webcasting: An analysis of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the current broadcasting law in the UK

Webcasting is an emerging industry, which steadily gains significance as technology enables efficient delivery of video content via Internet. The regulation of webcasting is a topic worthy of debate: Regulating webcasting heavy-handedly may result in stifled innovation whereas not imposing any regulation carries the danger of an un-level playing field between webcasters and stringently regulated broadcasters. In the wake of the Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive's adoption, the debate has inevitably come to the attention of national regulators of EU Member States, and will remain on OFCOM's agenda until the Directive's implementation into UK law is completed. This article provides an analysis of both the AVMS Directive and the current UK broadcasting law as regards to its applicability to Internet-based services in order to identify UK's current standing prior to implementation; discusses the role of alternatives to state regulation (self- and co-regulation) in the implementation process and finally addresses the DCMS Public Consultation on the Implementation of AVMS Directive revealing the government's plan for the implementation.     

电子政务在停车设施行业管理中的试点应用

介绍了公共停车场登记备案系统的结构和功能 ,同时指出 ,该系统的投入使用 ,将为公共停车场的登记备案和管理工作奠定重要的技术基础     

构建打击网络淫秽色情犯罪的电子证据体系

淫秽色情网站已经对我国互联网的健康发展造成了危害,但在对淫秽色情网站进行打击的过程中却存在种种困难,特别是电子证据的获取和应用方面还有很多亟待解决的问题。为有效打击网络淫秽色情违法犯罪,应该积极推动确立电子证据的法律地位,设立专门机构,完善工作机制,建立标准化的应用体系。     

网络游戏的发达及其对青少年产生的负面影响力

我国网络游戏的发展经过了萌芽准备期、快速发展期和混战垄断期。从其发展过程中可以看出网游的三个特征,即以青少年为主要消费群体,以代理为主要经营模式,充斥诸多负面思想元素。负面思想元素形成不良的网游文化,进而影响青少年的行为与思维,导致违法犯罪等不良问题的产生。发展健康的网游产业,不仅需要网游行业实行严格自律,发展创新自我品牌,形成健康向上的游戏亚文化,而且也亟待相关法律制度的建构与约束。