As an American, it always seems odd to me to see these significant payouts to what appear to be private organizations (in this case the National Union of Taxis, in previous cases with Amazon the French Bookseller&#x27;s Union [<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2008&#x2F;01&#x2F;amazons-free-shipping-costing-1000-per-day-in-france&#x2F;]" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2008&#x2F;01&#x2F;amazons-free-ship...</a>) for violation of public law.