Why did Uber and Lyft leave one of the fastest growing cities in America? Lawyers, reporters, Austin city council members, and the drivers themselves weigh in on the core issues of regulating the sharing economy and what it means for the future of ridesharing in Austin, TX.
In the sharing economy, should new, high-tech businesses face the same regulatory framework as their more established competitors? Or should we allow the peer-to-peer market to regulate itself? “Regulating Rideshare” explores these issues and more in the first of our three documentary shorts about legal issues in the sharing economy.
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Anthem Film Festival 2017
Richmond International Film & Music Festival 2018
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RELATED LINKS
What happened to Austin, Texas, when Uber and Lyft left town
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happened-to-austin-texas-when-uber-and-lyft-left-town-2016-6
Black Market Ride-Sharing Explodes In Austin After Voters Drive Out Uber And Lyft
http://thefederalist.com/2016/05/23/black-market-ride-sharing-uber-lyft/
Self-Regulation and Innovation in the Peer-to-Peer Sharing Economy
https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/page/self-regulation-and-innovation-peer-peer-sharing-economy
How to Regulate the Sharing Economy? Look to the Law Governing Lawyers
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ray-brescia/how-to-regulate-the-shari_b_9200874.html
Is the Gig Economy Cannibalizing or Creating Jobs? Here’s Some Early Evidence.
http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2016/11/03/is-the-gig-economy-cannibalizing-or-creating-jobs-heres-some-early-evidence/
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CREDITS
Produced by:
– Tyler Lowe
– Daniel T. Richards
– Matt Wood
Director of Photography:
– Benjamin Gaskell
Edited by:
– Matt Wood
On-Set Director:
– Kirby Voss
Line Producer:
– JP Mandarino
Associate Producer:
– Samantha Schroeder
2nd Unit DP:
– Matt Wood
Colorists:
– Benjamin Gaskell
– Matt Wood
Gaffers:
– Mark Belcher
– Chase Gibon
Assistant Camera:
– Matt Wood (1st Unit)
– Todd Nash (2nd Unit)
Production Assistants:
– Varvara Degtiarenko
– Lucy Augustine
– Louis Watt
– Michelle Millette
Photography Credits:
– Deborah Cannon/Austin American-Statesman via AP
– REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz
Music by:
– The License Lab
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