RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)There are libraries full of laws governing a very wide variety legible content online, and extremely few, if any, lawyers in the crypto space who have strong experience in them and are also strongly familiar with the unique nature of most blockchains (e.g. the often extreme functional disruption that comes from deleting data once it is on a blockchain). Here is just the tip of the the tip of the iceberg -- a small fraction of relevant U.S. federal law -- not even considering the 5 ...

Legal Landscape - Existing laws against various content types, including CSAM, are extensive and not unprecedented [1] - The number of legal cases involving illegal content globally is estimated to be in the tens to hundreds of thousands annually [1] - These cases cover diverse legal categories such as state secrets, trade secrets, intellectual property, and obscenity [1] - Few, if any, laws exclude content on blockchains [2] Expertise - Crypto lawyers may lack expertise in the legal areas related to illegal content [1]

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)The libraries full of existing laws against a vast variety of content (CSAM being only one example) are about as far away as one can get from being "unprecedented." There are probably, to conservatively estimate, tens to hundreds of thousands of legal cases around the world each year involving dozens of different legal categories when it comes to the many varieties of illegal content: state secrets, trade secrets, intellectual property, obscenity of a wide variety of kinds, and th ...

Legal Landscape - Existing laws against various content types, including CSAM, are extensive and not unprecedented [1] - The number of legal cases involving illegal content globally is estimated to be in the tens to hundreds of thousands annually [1] - These cases cover diverse legal categories like state secrets, trade secrets, intellectual property, and obscenity [1] - Few, if any, laws exclude content on blockchains [2] Expertise and Implications - Crypto lawyers may lack expertise in the legal areas relevant to illegal content [1]

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)The libraries full of existing laws against a vast variety of content (CSAM being only one example) are about as far away as one can get from being "unprecedented." There are probably, to conservatively estimate, tens to hundreds of thousands of legal cases around the world each year involving dozens of different legal categories when it comes to the many varieties of illegal content: state secrets, trade secrets, intellectual property, obscenity of a wide variety of kinds, and th ...

Legal Landscape - Existing laws against various content types, including CSAM, are extensive and not unprecedented [1] - The number of legal cases involving illegal content globally is estimated to be in the tens to hundreds of thousands annually [1] - These cases cover diverse legal categories such as state secrets, trade secrets, intellectual property, and obscenity [1] - Few, if any, laws exclude content on blockchains [2] Expertise - Crypto lawyers may lack expertise in the legal areas related to illegal content [1]

Legal Landscape - Existing laws against various types of content, including CSAM, are extensive and not unprecedented [1] - The number of legal cases involving illegal content globally is estimated to be in the tens to hundreds of thousands annually [1] - These cases cover diverse legal categories such as state secrets, trade secrets, intellectual property, and obscenity [1] - Few, if any, laws explicitly exclude content on blockchains [2] Expertise and Implications - Crypto lawyers may lack expertise in the legal areas relevant to illegal content [1]

I'm writing about very real laws in very real jurisdictions in which Bitcoin miners, pools, noderunners, and wallets operate. Real laws in real jurisdictions are quite far from being "speculative boogeymen." There are, today, libraries full of an extremely wide variety of laws that apply to an extremely wide variety of arbitrary content.In all the technology examples you list, it is possible for the operators to *delete* data once they have obtained knowledge that it exists, without otherwise disrupting the ...

Core Idea - Proposes an AI Judge Companion trained on laws and past cases to provide judgment recommendations [1] - Aims for objectivity in legal decisions, contrasting with human biases [2] - Suggests potential benefits for judges, lawyers, and individuals involved in legal cases [2] Development & Funding - Believes the project is feasible to build [3] - Expresses willingness to fund a suitable development team [3] Potential Applications - Could be used for observation and integration into prediction markets [2] - Future versions could incorporate social sentiment analysis [1] Considerations - Acknowledges that widespread adoption is unlikely in the near future [2] - Notes that the effectiveness of the AI depends heavily on the quality of its training [2]

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)@csuwildcat @JasonCoombsCEO @adam3us @colbyserpa Laws against CP and CSAM certainly exist and indeed are among the most universally popular laws that exist. ...