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by thejulielogan 4630 days ago
Actually, legally, they sort of have to give up the data. They are taking a risk not handing over the data, thankfully it's the right risk to take. The law is malleable for a reason; laws often become outdated.

Business wise they should to do this, yes, but that still doesn't mean it's an easy "they sort of have to" situation.
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smackfu 4630 days ago
>The law is malleable for a reason; laws often become outdated.

The law in question was pretty much created to stop Airbnb-style short-term rentals.

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thejulielogan 4629 days ago
very quickly became outdated, then ;)
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debacle 4630 days ago
Oh, I definitely think that they'll have to give up the data eventually, but considering that their business model is at stake, they have to at least try to hold out.

I'm not a proponent of AirBnB's business model, but I can understand their attempt a refusal.

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thejulielogan 4629 days ago
The fight is more important than the outcome, in some ways. It will be interesting to see how they play the PR/legal/international angles to get at least decent results in NY.
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