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LAW 482
Coded Governance: Blockchains
Spring 2025
Credits: 2 - 3 hours
Offered In: Spring 2025
Program: jd | llm
May Satisfy: JD: Statutory Interpretation and Agency Regulation LLM: Technology Law JD: Experiential Learning

This course examines distributed ledger/blockchain technologies and computational law, and the related evolving regulatory environment. Topics covered include cryptocurrency use and regulation, legal forensic analysis of tokens, Ethereum-based smart contract governance frameworks, patent strategy, and the professional responsibility considerations when working in a space that is popular, but not well understood. Students will learn about distributed ledger technologies and even get an introduction to programming a decentralized game. No previous programming experience is needed for this course, but a willingness to read and reread, and discuss technical documentation and literature is essential.

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Spring 2025