After a period of consideration, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided that Uber is a transport service, just like any other taxi company. There is lot to say about Uber's use of untrained, non-professional drivers and other abusive practices.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday December 21 2017, @08:02AM
Indeed. I'm not sure why you were trying for sarcasm there.
There are many such laws. For example, the laws on labor unions throughout most of the developed world that give them an undue negotiation advantage once they become established in a business. Or the laws and high liability that follow from a product which is so natural dangerous. Some are helpful, some merely help create the current oligopoly situation.