Juan Diaz-Granados, Senior Lecturer, Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University and Benedict Sheehy, Professor of Law, Canberra Law School, University of Canberra, Australia

‘The sharing economy is difficult to define and even harder to regulate. This book provides a novel framework for both by creating a useful model for defining platform-based businesses and a nuanced roadmap for legal reforms that balance regulation with innovation.’

• ContentsPreface1 Introduction to Law, the Sharing Economy, and Platform Technology Businesses 2 Theoretical Framework: Hohfeld, Honoré and Jural Relations of Ownership 3 Conceptual and Analytical Foundations: Sharing Economy and Triangular PUP Models 4 Categorizing Actors in the PUP Model5 Categorizing Relationships in the PUP Model6 Rethinking the Most Disruptive and Critical PUP 7 A Round Hole for a Triangular Peg: Private Law and Public8 A Triangular Hole for a Triangular Peg: Reforming Law and Regulation 9 Conclusion to Law, the Sharing Economy, and Platform Technology Businesses

Juan Diaz-Granados, Senior Lecturer, Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University and Benedict Sheehy, Professor of Law, Canberra Law School, University of Canberra, Australia

‘The sharing economy is difficult to define and even harder to regulate. This book provides a novel framework for both by creating a useful model for defining platform-based businesses and a nuanced roadmap for legal reforms that balance regulation with innovation.’

• ContentsPreface1 Introduction to Law, the Sharing Economy, and Platform Technology Businesses 2 Theoretical Framework: Hohfeld, Honoré and Jural Relations of Ownership 3 Conceptual and Analytical Foundations: Sharing Economy and Triangular PUP Models 4 Categorizing Actors in the PUP Model5 Categorizing Relationships in the PUP Model6 Rethinking the Most Disruptive and Critical PUP 7 A Round Hole for a Triangular Peg: Private Law and Public8 A Triangular Hole for a Triangular Peg: Reforming Law and Regulation 9 Conclusion to Law, the Sharing Economy, and Platform Technology Businesses

Juan Diaz-Granados, Senior Lecturer, Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University and Benedict Sheehy, Professor of Law, Canberra Law School, University of Canberra, Australia

‘The sharing economy is difficult to define and even harder to regulate. This book provides a novel framework for both by creating a useful model for defining platform-based businesses and a nuanced roadmap for legal reforms that balance regulation with innovation.’

• ContentsPreface1 Introduction to Law, the Sharing Economy, and Platform Technology Businesses 2 Theoretical Framework: Hohfeld, Honoré and Jural Relations of Ownership 3 Conceptual and Analytical Foundations: Sharing Economy and Triangular PUP Models 4 Categorizing Actors in the PUP Model5 Categorizing Relationships in the PUP Model6 Rethinking the Most Disruptive and Critical PUP 7 A Round Hole for a Triangular Peg: Private Law and Public8 A Triangular Hole for a Triangular Peg: Reforming Law and Regulation 9 Conclusion to Law, the Sharing Economy, and Platform Technology Businesses