Journal•ISSN: 1757-9961
Law, Innovation and Technology
Taylor & Francis
About: Law, Innovation and Technology is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer science & Biobank. It has an ISSN identifier of 1757-9961. Over the lifetime, 171 publications have been published receiving 2165 citations.
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TL;DR: Article 29 Working Party guidelines and the case law of the CJEU facilitate a plausible argument that in the near future everything will be or will contain personal data, leading to the application of data protection to everything.
Abstract: Article 29 Working Party guidelines and the case law of the CJEU facilitate a plausible argument that in the near future everything will be or will contain personal data, leading to the application...
125 citations
TL;DR: Apart from attempting a terminological “clean-up” surrounding the term smart contract, this paper presents some technological and legal constraints on their use and confronts the popular claims concerning their ability to automate transactions and to ensure perfect performance.
Abstract: If one is to believe the popular press and many “technical writings,” blockchains create not only a perfect transactional environment but also obviate the need for banks, lawyers and courts. The latter will soon be replaced by smart contracts: unbiased and infallible computer programs that form, perform and enforce agreements. Predictions of future revolutions must, however, be distinguished from the harsh reality of the commercial marketplace and the technical limitations of blockchains. The fact that a technological solution is innovative and elegant need not imply that it is commercially useful or legally viable. Apart from attempting a terminological “clean-up” surrounding the term smart contract, this paper presents some technological and legal constraints on their use. It confronts the popular claims concerning their ability to automate transactions and to ensure perfect performance. It also examines the possibility of reducing contractual relationships to code and the ability to integrate s...
122 citations
TL;DR: Robots are slowly, but certainly, entering people's professional and private lives as mentioned in this paper, and they require the attention of regulators due to the challenges they present to existing legal frameworks and the...
Abstract: Robots are slowly, but certainly, entering people’s professional and private lives. They require the attention of regulators due to the challenges they present to existing legal frameworks and the ...
95 citations
TL;DR: Most lawyers interested in the relationships between technology and law will be familiar with Sheila Jasanoff's extraordinarily impressive body of work as discussed by the authors. She is a leading scholar in the science and...
Abstract: Most lawyers interested in the relationships between technology and law will be familiar with Sheila Jasanoff’s extraordinarily impressive body of work. She is a leading scholar in the science and ...
80 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the problems with using technology as a regulatory target in the context of Law, Regulation, and Technology, and propose a framework for how to think about law, regulation, and technology.
Abstract: (2013). How to Think about Law, Regulation and Technology: Problems with ‘Technology’ as a Regulatory Target. Law, Innovation and Technology: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-20.
63 citations