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Smart contracts, blockchain and intellectual property: challenges and reality

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posted on 2023-06-09, 17:09 authored by Andres GuadamuzAndres Guadamuz
The present chapter will look at the possible application of smart contracts in the intellectual property arena in general, but it will specifically discuss mostly copyright solutions, although a few uses apply to different areas of protection. This presents a few challenges, at the time of writing many of the proposals that will be discussed have not yet been implemented, or are in a prototype level, and as such we may have to assume their viability based on nothing other than a few examples that have not been fully tested. Similarly, legal discussions about the blockchain and smart contracts tend to be surrounded by considerable hype, often fuelled by commercial interests, and it is often difficult to separate facts from sales pitches. This is why this work will try to take a more sceptical approach to the phenomenon.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Publisher

Kluwer International Law

Book title

Intellectual property and the 4th industrial revolution

Place of publication

Amsterdam

ISBN

9789403522128

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  • Law Publications

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  • Yes

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  • No

Editors

Anke Moerland, Christopher Heath, Anselm Kamperman Sanders

Legacy Posted Date

2019-03-07

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2021-12-07

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2019-03-06

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