2018
DOI: 10.1007/s40319-018-00776-8
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Copyright Law on Blockchains: Between New Forms of Rights Administration and Digital Rights Management 2.0

Abstract: This article examines the potential and limitations of blockchain technology and blockchain-based smart contracts in relation to copyright. Copyright has long been enforced through technological means, specifically Digital Rights Management. With the emergence of blockchains, many are now predicting a new era regarding the administration and enforcement of copyright through computer code. The article introduces the technology and related potential and limitations while stressing its capacity to act as a form o… Show more

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“…In the language of trust, Blockchain verifies integrity. Blockchain has been proposed as a solution to a number of cloud-related contract issues including verifiability of performance (Dong et al 2017), GDPR compliance (Corrales et al 2019), and digital rights management (Finck and Moscon 2019). Despite the benefits of smart contracts, significant questions remain unanswered regarding their enforceability (Savelyev 2017).…”
Section: Future Of Cloud Contractsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the language of trust, Blockchain verifies integrity. Blockchain has been proposed as a solution to a number of cloud-related contract issues including verifiability of performance (Dong et al 2017), GDPR compliance (Corrales et al 2019), and digital rights management (Finck and Moscon 2019). Despite the benefits of smart contracts, significant questions remain unanswered regarding their enforceability (Savelyev 2017).…”
Section: Future Of Cloud Contractsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, technology has been able to address challenges in the area of copyright enforcement. Blockchains and blockchain-based smart contracts are expected to help in the administration and enforcement of copyright [113]. There are three governance strategies that countries may use: (a) industry-driven, (b) precautionary and preemptive, and (c) active surveillance [114].…”
Section: Legal and Governancementioning
confidence: 99%
“…A certified issue by a low-ranked university, in fact, will not gain more credibility for being stored on a blockchain [28]. In the IPRs field, the oracle determines a more social problem in which authors and certification authorities are vying for the role of the oracle, as the one who does, obtain a greater power over the other party [61]. In resource management, since the data flows in two directions as to when resources are stored and when they are shared, there is the need for two types of oracles (Inbound & outbound).…”
Section: Narrowing the Oracle Problem In Decentralized Financementioning
confidence: 99%