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Grabowski publishes cryptocurrency law primer in law journal

8/31/2018

 
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Mark Grabowski wrote a cryptocurrency law primer for U.S. investors in Indiana Law Review. Privacy, taxes, exchange regulations, ICOs, cybercrime, Bitcoin ETFs, future regulations, Silk Road and even "Russia Gate" were discussed in the short, plain language article. 

Here's the abstract: "Although cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are often likened to the Old Wild West, that does not mean there are not any laws governing them. While many issues surrounding the decade-old digital asset remain unclear or unregulated, there are some practices that can get the average retail investor in trouble. For example, federal policies adopted in 2017 impact taxes on cryptocurrency and participation in initial coin offerings. More regulations are likely — and that could be a good or bad thing, depending on whom you ask. This plain-language primer provides an overview of the most common legal issues that investors need to be aware of and what the future may hold."

Grabowski teaches courses such as Internet Law and Bitcoin & Blockchain at Adelphi University. 

Quoted in Atlanta newspaper on social media law

8/31/2018

 
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Mark Grabowski was quoted in a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution involving free speech and social media threats. The story details how one dreadful social media post can have a lifetime of consequences. In the case of the store's subject, his anonymous Tumblr post threatening a school attack led to his college expulsion, six months in jail, a five-year social media ban and homelessness.

Grabowski addressed how the U.S. legal system assesses whether statements are protected by the First Amendment or not. "It comes down to a few different things: was it a true threat, or was it something he said in jest?” said the Adelphi University internet law and digital ethics professor. “If the statement can be reasonably interpreted by people as a joke, then it might not be considered a true threat. But if a court interprets that a message was intentionally threatening, it is treated as a threat regardless of whether the messenger has the means to carry the act out.” 

Grabowski publishes law journal article on ICANN

8/10/2018

 
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Mark Grabowski published a new piece in the Nebraska Law Review that examines internet governance: "Should the U.S. Reclaim Control of the Internet? Evaluating ICANN’s Administrative Oversight Since the 2016 Handover." 

The article examines the U.S. government's decision in 2016 to handover controls of the Internet's backbone to a private company known as ICANN. Grabowski, an Internet Law professor, concludes that Amerca's abdication has been a disaster and, consequently, the future of the Internet as we know it is now imperiled. 

Here's the abstract of Grabowski's piece: "As the two-year anniversary of its abdication approaches, U.S. government officials recently caused a stir by publicly questioning whether they should reassert their control over the Internet’s administrative functions. ICANN, the non-governmental organization that now independently oversees the Internet’s backbone, has arguably been plagued by mission creep, budget problems, and challenges to its authority. Although reversing the handover may be difficult, this paper argues that U.S. officials are justified in putting pressure on ICANN."

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