Walt Disney Co will stop providing new movies to Netflix Inc starting in 2019 and launch its own streaming service as the world’s biggest entertainment company tries to capture digital viewers who are ditching traditional television.
Disney’s defection, announced alongside its quarterly results on Tuesday, is a calculated gamble that the company can generate more profit in the long run from its own subscription rather than renting out its movies to services like Netflix.
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Lap dancers argue the same point. In Stringfellows Restaurants Ltd v. Quashie, for example, an English Court of Appeal case from 2012, the court held that a table-side dancer was engaging directly with customers, and that the restaurant was merely facilitating her services by administering the payments, and providing a venue for performance. Hence, the dancers would be independent contractors for tax purposes.
Uber’s argument is that there is basically no difference between their drivers and lap dancers. Uber is merely a facilitator through its ride platform, and its drivers are in business for themselves
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