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Digital tools and the derailment of Iceland's new constitution
Thorvaldur Gylfason; Meuwese, Anne - 2016
constitutional bill are impossible to establish, an analysis of the Icelandic constitution-writing efforts as 'digital democracy …' reveals some important lessons. High-quality input into constitution-making processes through digital participation is …
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Digital Technologies – Digital Culture
Mezei, Péter - 2012
digitization for cultural preservation, and several other special technologies affect the culture of our age. This article argues …
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‘Drive-Thru’ Arbitration in the Digital Age : Empowering Consumers Through Regulated ODR
Schmitz, Amy J. - 2014
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) has been promoted for quickly and conveniently resolving claims using online “drive-thru” processes instead of more costly and time-consuming face-to-face meetings and hearings. Most commentators have nonetheless focused mainly on non-binding or automated...
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Copyright and Cultural Institutions : Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Hirtle, Peter B.; Hudson, Emily; Kenyon, Andrew - 2019
create their own digital content. Digitization, however, also raises the possibility of copyright infringement. “Copyright … and Digitization” aims to assist understanding and compliance with copyright law across libraries, archives, and museums …, and stresses the importance of “risk assessment” when conducting any digitization project. It also includes two cases …
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To (C) or Not to (C)? Copyright and Innovation in the Digital Typeface Industry
Lipton, Jacqueline D. - 2015
Intellectual property rights are often justified by utilitarian theory. However, recent scholarship suggests that creativity thrives in some industries in the absence of intellectual property protection. These industries might be called IP's negative spaces. One such industry that has received...
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Digital Justice : Online Resolution of Minor Civil Disputes and the Use of Digital Technology in Complex Litigation and Class Actions
Cashman, Peter Kenneth; Ginnivan, Eliza - 2019
This article focuses on two ends of the civil justice spectrum. At one end are high-volume, low-value disputes confined to specific facts and legal issues unique to the disputing parties. Many of these disputes do not presently enter the traditional civil justice system. At the other end are...
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Digital Inheritance and Post Mortem Data Protection : The Italian Reform
Patti, Francesco Paolo; Bartolini, Francesca - 2019
The painful case which gave rise to the German Supreme Court’s (BGH) 2018 landmark decision on digital inheritance offers a benchmark for evaluating the different solutions that the law could provide to protect interests involved in digital inheritance. As is well known, the General Data...
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BEPS and Global Digital Taxation
Cockfield, Arthur J. - 2015
In 2013, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) launched its base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project to inhibit aggressive international tax planning. Action 1 of the BEPS project requires the OECD to identify the main challenges that the digital economy poses...
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Accounting in the Digital Age : Creating Values with Paperless Decision Support Systems
Enyi, Enyi Patrick - 2016
The subject, importance, application, origin and discipline of accounting is grossly misunderstood in this modern age especially as the development and application of the computer and the internet seemed to have obscured the function and contributions of accountants or so it seemed to some....
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Bitcoin : Order without Law in the Digital Age
McGinnis, John O. - 2019
Modern law makes currency a creature of the state and ultimately the value of its currency depends on the public's trust in that state. While some nations are more capable than others at instilling public trust in the stability of their monetary institutions, it is nonetheless impossible for any...
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