Seattle Ethereum Meetup Law Panel

I recently had the privilege to speak on a panel at the Seattle Ethereum Meetup about issues and developments in blockchain law. It was a fascinating set of topics covered, touching on a wide range of areas in the law and how it applies to blockchains and blockchain startups. The heavy topic on everyone’s minds was the recent DAO hack which was touched on frequently from many different angles.

The video of the panel is posted on YouTube and I highly recommend you check it out.

 

 

 

The ‘End’ of Ownership

There is an optimistic wind in the sails of copyright reform, civil liberties, and consumer protection groups which together are pushing to reform the law in the United States so that it makes more sense in a world filled with computers. But I also think there are some philosophical and pragmatic mistakes being made in the reading of the technological tea leaves about what is to come.

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