Any new economic freedom in Europe and North America is likely up for grabs in an EU court, where Uber will be classified as either an internet service or a transportation operator.  The traditional taxi operators, their unions, their political supporters, and the governments that license and tax them seem determined to squelch the upstart competition that uses the internet to outcompete their stultified business model.  Their legal attack on Uber has now reached Europe's top court. Uber claims that it is not a transportation operator; rather, it is merely an internet service that links a willing driver with a passenger in need of a ride.  That is the basis of the term "ride sharing" used to describe the activity.  And that is so, so far as it goes.  Drivers own and are responsible for their cars and work when they wish, obtaining passengers from the internet using Uber's app.  Uber considers them self-employed contractors with whom...(Read Full Article)