There is widespread concern in the telecommunications industry that public policy may be impeding the continued development of the Internet into a high-speed communications network. In the absence of ubiquitous, high-speed ¡°broadband¡± Internet connections for residential and small-business...

"Wir haben die Kontrolle über die digitale Welt verloren. Höchste Zeit, das zu ändern." Es ist eine der wichtigsten Fragen unserer Zeit: Wie können wir im digitalen Zeitalter unsere Demokratie, unsere Freiheit und unsere Rechte vor den Geschäftsinteressen der Tech-Giganten schützen? Jamie...

Distributed ledger technology especially in the form of publicly coordinated validation networks such as Ethereum and Bitcoin with their own monetary circles provide for a revealing litmus test for current financial regulatory schemes. The paper highlights the interrelation between distributed...

Currently, virtual world governance is the product of end user license agreements, contracts which attempt to provide a complete legal and enforcement system to the virtual world. This method of governance is flawed, however, and results in participant frustration. Alternative approaches that...