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KodakONE: Changing the Still Image Marketplace on the Blockchain

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/kodakone-changing-the-still-image-marketplace-on-the-blockchain/

Jun 18, 2019 - This case details the problems that need to be solved, specifically how photographers can maximize the value of their intellectual property. It explains how the KODAKOne platform works and walks through several use cases. It also discusses such non-technical obstacles as the different copyright laws across jurisdictions, costly legal processes, and different interpretations of legal concepts like as fair use and exhaustion. The case also describes how Kodak might reinvent its brand within the competitive digital image platform ecosystem.

Keyword: Binded, copyright, Copytrack, Goldman v. Breitbart, Highsmith v. Getty Images, Image Protect, law & regulation, marketing, media & telecom, microstock, photography, Picscout, SDG 9

Regulatory Framework For Token Sales

Primavera de Filippi, Constance Choi, Benedikt Schuppli, Carla Reyes, Nikita Divissenko, Xavier Lavayssiere, Francesco Dagnino, Marcus C. Funke, Frank Bierwirth, Axel Schiemann, Jiong Sheng, Gianna Abegg, Nathan Kaiser, Jackie Yang

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/regulatory-framework-for-token-sales/

Apr 30, 2018 - This research surveys the global landscape of regulatory frameworks, statements, and decisions, on blockchain-based token sales in the jurisdictions of the United States, Canada, Singapore, China, France, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Switzerland, and Gibraltar, with commentary on Malaysia, South Korea, Israel, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Its expert authors look at initial coin offerings and compare how different regulators are categorizing token sales in their attempts to balance the protection of investors with the stimulus of innovat...

Blockchain for Saving Our Seas

Hilary Carter

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-for-saving-our-seas/

Oct 22, 2019 - This case study looks at how blockchain technology could help us clean up our vital ocean ecosystems, from shorelines and coral reefs to Arctic sea ice platforms. It spotlights the work of Ocean Marine Blockchain Solutions, in collaboration with the Girguis Lab at Harvard University and the Jamaican agency Alligator Head Foundation. Together they’re creating a digital and economic data framework that is reframing the situation from an environmental problem to an economic opportunity, which may succeed in driving a much-needed sea change.

Keyword: COP21, energy & resources, ERC-721, Galiano Conservancy Association, government, Jeremy McKane, Johnson Zuze, Michael J. Casey, Ocean Currency Network, SDG 12, SDG 14, SDG 6, Sir Richard Branson, technology, Tristan Acutt

Patents and Blockchain Innovation

Thomas M. Isaacson

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/patents-and-blockchain-innovation/

Jan 29, 2018 - This research examines the basics of US patent law and its application to blockchain technologies, including the impact of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International decision. The author compares the benefits and the drawbacks of different patent strategies, such as voluntary communal coordination, and provides recommendations for future innovation and regulation so that the community can access foundational blockchain patents while the inventors and those who invested in the essential patents receive fair compensation.

Keyword: Craig Wright, Erik Voorhees, government, law & regulation, licensing, Overstock.com, patent strategy, Polsinelli PC, Questel, R&D, Rimon PC, RPX Corporation, SDG 9

The Token Economy: When Money Becomes Programmable

Michael J. Casey

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-token-economy-when-money-becomes-programmable/

Sep 28, 2017 - A new phenomenon—initial coin offerings—enabled through blockchain technology is upending basic tenets of twentieth-century capitalism. This project frames the opportunity in terms of addressing the tragedy of the commons. He studies the development and ramification of the emerging token economy and walks through the landscape of token types. He previews the economic effects of digital scarcity, tokens as powerful incentives, and the legal and policy ramifications for securities law and property rights.

Keyword: cryptoasset, cryptocommodity, cryptocurrency, financial services, ICO, SDG 12, SDG 13, SEC, securities law, technology, token, tragedy of the commons

New Directions for Government In the Second Era of the Digital Age

Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams, Kirsten Sandberg

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/new-directions-for-government-in-the-second-era-of-the-digital-age/

Feb 09, 2021 - This research project surveys what federal governments can do to exploit the next era of technology across their operations, within their economies and society, and with their allies and global partners. It focuses on the threats and opportunities facing the United States—including China’s increasing dominance in global supply chains and strategic innovation. It also speaks to challenges the new administration faces, and recommends five areas for immediate action: securing digital systems, citizen identities, and personal data; embracing cryptocurrencies and launching a digital dollar; transforming government services and culture; engagin...

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