scholarly journals Workspaces of Mediation: How Digital Platforms Shape Practices, Spaces and Places of Creative Work

Author(s):  
Alica Repenning
Author(s):  
Zoe Adams ◽  
Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan

Abstract This article explores the challenges associated with creative work in the digital economy at both a conceptual and practical level, through the conjoined lenses of labour law and copyright law. We begin by developing a conception of the capitalist work relation and the distinct struggles intrinsic to it. This allows us to better understand the functions of creative work in contemporary ‘digital’ capitalism and the various regulatory challenges to which these different functions give rise. We then use this analysis to explore some of the conceptual and practical challenges that arise in both labour and copyright law when it comes to regulating creative work in an age of ‘digital platforms’, with a particular focus on the question of how to secure creators a fair remuneration, and potentially, a living, for their work. The concluding section discusses the potential and limits of new European Union rules on mandatory protections for authors and users to deal with these challenges.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Elena Tragou

This pandemic forced upon us a change in our work and life habits. As all professionals in the mental health area, I started working from home, using digital platforms for online psychotherapy sessions. That helped me and my clients stay connected, strengthening our sense of synergy, alliance and care. As confidentiality and safety protocol issues remained intact, I was feeling more at ease with internet use, embracing the digital world and concentrating on my therapeutic work.  As that was happening, my therapeutic relational choices took an uncommon turn, bringing forth some interesting creative work between my clients and myself. I started feeling “in between”, as if my sense of self was evaporating in time and space, flirting around with a freshly emerged sense of intra- and inter-connections. This vignette outlines how this trancestic experience unfolded and how much intrapsychic travelling took place with zero tolerance to physical or social distance.


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Carmeli ◽  
John Schaubroeck

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Shastitko ◽  
O. A. Markova

Digital transformation has led to changes in business models of traditional players in the existing markets. What is more, new entrants and new markets appeared, in particular platforms and multisided markets. The emergence and rapid development of platforms are caused primarily by the existence of so called indirect network externalities. Regarding to this, a question arises of whether the existing instruments of competition law enforcement and market analysis are still relevant when analyzing markets with digital platforms? This paper aims at discussing advantages and disadvantages of using various tools to define markets with platforms. In particular, we define the features of the SSNIP test when being applyed to markets with platforms. Furthermore, we analyze adjustment in tests for platform market definition in terms of possible type I and type II errors. All in all, it turns out that to reduce the likelihood of type I and type II errors while applying market definition technique to markets with platforms one should consider the type of platform analyzed: transaction platforms without pass-through and non-transaction matching platforms should be tackled as players in a multisided market, whereas non-transaction platforms should be analyzed as players in several interrelated markets. However, if the platform is allowed to adjust prices, there emerges additional challenge that the regulator and companies may manipulate the results of SSNIP test by applying different models of competition.


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