Entre actos de competencia desleal e insuficiencia regulatoria: Reflexiones sobre el tratamiento legal de las plataformas digitales de intermediación a partir del Caso ACIP vs Uber
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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Abstract
Hasta el día de hoy, no existe consenso a nivel internacional respecto a la
legalidad del uso de “taxis por aplicativo”, los cuales son empresas que
desarrollan infraestructura digital para poner en contacto la demanda de usuarios
pasajeros y usuarios conductores mientras reduce los costos de transacción
asociados a dicho servicio. El Perú no ha sido ajeno a dicha discusión, pues no
hace muchos años se resolvió en el INDECOPI un caso sobre el particular. Es
por ello que el objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar la compatibilidad del
modelo de negocio de las plataformas digitales de intermediación del servicio de
taxi con el marco normativo de Competencia Desleal. Para tal fin, se tomará
como paradigma el Caso de la Asociación de Consumidores Indignados Perú en
contra de Uber por la presunta comisión de actos de competencia desleal en la
modalidad de violación de normas. Asimismo, a partir de la dinámica propia de
la sociedad de la información, se determinará si el uso de aplicativos como Uber
perjudica injustificadamente el desarrollo del proceso competitivo por atentar
contra la buena fe empresarial. Finalmente, se reflexionará si debe existir
regulación para el uso y desarrollo de plataformas digitales que presten el
servicio de intermediación y qué consecuencias, positivas o negativas, podrían
surgir en la innovación de la aplicación de técnicas normativas.
To date, there is no international consensus on the legality of the use of "app cabs", which are companies that develop digital infrastructure to connect the demand of passengers and drivers while reducing the transaction costs associated with such service. Peru has not been a stranger to this discussion, since not many years ago a case on the matter was resolved in INDECOPI. That is why the objective of this paper is to analyze the compatibility of the business model of digital platforms for cab service intermediation with the regulatory framework of Unfair Competition. To this end, the case of the Association of Indignant Consumers Peru against Uber for allegedly committing acts of unfair competition in the form of violation of rules will be taken as a paradigm. Likewise, based on the dynamics of the information society, it will be determined whether the use of applications such as Uber unjustifiably harms the development of the competitive process by violating good business faith. Finally, it will be considered whether there should be regulation for the use and development of digital platforms that provide intermediation services and what consequences, positive or negative, could arise in the innovation of the application of regulatory techniques.
To date, there is no international consensus on the legality of the use of "app cabs", which are companies that develop digital infrastructure to connect the demand of passengers and drivers while reducing the transaction costs associated with such service. Peru has not been a stranger to this discussion, since not many years ago a case on the matter was resolved in INDECOPI. That is why the objective of this paper is to analyze the compatibility of the business model of digital platforms for cab service intermediation with the regulatory framework of Unfair Competition. To this end, the case of the Association of Indignant Consumers Peru against Uber for allegedly committing acts of unfair competition in the form of violation of rules will be taken as a paradigm. Likewise, based on the dynamics of the information society, it will be determined whether the use of applications such as Uber unjustifiably harms the development of the competitive process by violating good business faith. Finally, it will be considered whether there should be regulation for the use and development of digital platforms that provide intermediation services and what consequences, positive or negative, could arise in the innovation of the application of regulatory techniques.