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Coinbase Ordered to Turn Over Identities of 14,355 Cryptocurrency Traders to the IRS
The exchange lost a legal battle and now Bitcoin’s tax problem is coming to a head. (2017)
Congress Shouldn't Turn the Copyright Office Into A Copyright Court
While most people are focused on net neutrality, surveillance, and tax reform, a few legislators are quietly mulling over a different problem: copy... (2017)
Initial Coin Offerings Horrify a Former S.E.C. Regulator - The New York Times
Joseph Grundfest, now a law professor, called funding efforts using virtual currency the most “notorious violation of federal securities laws since... (2017)
Why I don't Support Net Neutrality - Think Liberty
It seems that lately where ever you look, someone is talking about net neutrality. There are a lot of arguments, and I'm going to address one's I'v... (2017)
Forward defence - How Spain deals with migrants
What other Europeans can learn from Spanish efforts to limit illegal migration. THE rubbish-strewn beach at Hann, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal’s c... (2017)
Technology Industry Leaders Join Forces to Increase Predictability in Open Source Licensing
Red Hat, Facebook, Google, and IBM commit to providing a fair cure period to correct license compliance issues for GPLv2 software (2017)
An overhaul of Brazilian labour law should spur job creation - Bye-bye, Benito
IN THE litany of bosses’ gripes about Brazil’s inclement business climate, rigid labour laws vie for pride of place with its convoluted tax laws an... (2017)
Rio’s post-Olympic blues - Crime in Brazil
IN THE warren of alleyways that make up Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela, the air is heavy with foreboding. A feud between factions of the Amigos d... (2017)
Brazil’s army is becoming a de facto police force - Daily chart
THE last time a big Brazilian city was attacked was in 1711, when a French corsair briefly captured Rio de Janeiro. The country’s official defence ... (2017)
Brazil’s Crisis: How Fighting Corruption Could Imperil Political Stability - The New York Times
President Temer may be ousted just like his predecessor, Dilma Rousseff, prompting fears the country’s political institutions may struggle to regai... (2017)
Grumpy about voting reform - Brazil's politics
BRAZIL's system for electing its lower house of Congress, known as the “open list”, is a global oddity. Voters are asked to choose between individu... (2017)
Inside Crackland: the open-air drug market that São Paulo just can’t kick
Cities | The Guardian | The brazen drug scene of Cracolândia is unlike nearly anything in any city in the world – hundreds and sometimes thousands ... (2017)
Incorporating a Limited in Germany for Bootstrappers – Thomas Skowron
With all the craziness in the world going on at the moment, founders and start-up enthusiasts are looking which place is worth moving to. Some peop... (2017)
A rare painting is stolen… then it appears for sale on the dark web | WIRED UK
The Gottfried Lindauer paintings were stolen from an art gallery in New Zealand in April. You can now buy one on the dark web for £500,000. But is ... (2017)
Facts about migration and crime in Sweden
In recent times, simplistic and occasionally completely inaccurate information about Sweden and Swedish migration policy has been disseminated. Her... (2017)
How Uber Deceives the Authorities Worldwide - The New York Times
New York Times “A program uses data Uber collected to evade law enforcement in cities that resist the ride-hailing service, some current and for... (2017)
F.C.C. Plans Net Neutrality Repeal in Victory for Telecoms - The New York Times
New York Times, “A rollback of net neutrality regulations would represent a significant win for companies like AT&T and Comcast and would amount t... (2017)
FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see and use
The move would roll back the Obama-era rules on net neutrality, setting the stage for a vote next month that could reshape the entire digital ecosy... (2017)
FCC plans to vote to overturn U.S. net neutrality rules in December: sources
Reuters, 2017: “The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final vote to reverse a landmark 2015 net... (2017)
Budweiser's ex-marketing chief: Weed is the new craft beer
"A poll says 64% of the U.S. population now wants to lift the federal ban on marijuana. The former chief marketing officer for Anheuser-Busch In... (2017)
Uber loses appeal against drivers' rights
BBC News, 2017: “The taxi-hailing firm's drivers should get workers' rights including holiday and sick pay, a tribunal rules. (2017)
IRS Cracks Down on Coinbase Users -
2017: "With the quickly growing cryptocurrency industry, the IRS is demanding to see the records of thousands of Coinbase users. Cryptocurrency h... (2017)
Do Bitcoin Markets have a Conversion Tort Problem?
In many jurisdictions, a buyer of stolen goods does not acquire their legal title. This principle, “nemo dat”, often applies regardless of whether ... (2017)
Australia wants to lead the big tech crackdown
It is more likely to be an example of how not to go about banning social media | Asia (2024)
Migrun wants to simplify the process of immigrating to a new country | TechCrunch
MigRun -- a member of the Startup Battlefield 200 at TC Disrupt 2023 -- is a platform offering guides and AI-powered assistance to help people immi... (2024)
Alma co-founder had such a bad immigration experience she founded a legal AI startup to fix it | TechCrunch
Alma aims to simplify the visa process for technologists, founders and researchers by providing personal legal advisors. (2024)
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney calls out Apple's 'bitter griping' after its EU fine over anticompetitive practices | TechCrunch
"Denial is a river that flows through Cupertino!," said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, a notorious Apple critic who also sued the tech giant for (2024)
EB-5 visa program: The Rural Ski Slope Caught Up in an International Scam | The New Yorker
A federal program promised to bring foreign investment to remote parts of the country. It soon became rife with fraud. Sheelah Kolhatkar reports. ... (2024)
To save the Amazon, Lula must work out who owns it
The fight against deforestation is going better. But it needs cash, cops—and a better property register | The Americas (2023)
Facts About Fentanyl | Song for Charlie
Fentanyl is nearly always described with the following three words: Powerful. Synthetic. Opioid. We break down facts about fentanyl to help you sta... (2023)
How London became the dirty money capital of the world | FT Film
Russian oligarchs and companies have been investing in London for two decades, encouraged by British politicians of all stripes, but critics say th... (2024)
The TRUTH about B Corporations
The legendary B Corp Certification claims to be one of the best ways to certify and legitimize a company's intentions. We're wondering... Can we tr... (2023)
Smithsonian Open Access: 2.8 Million Images Are Yours to Use
People everywhere can now download, remix and share Smithsonian Open Access content for any purpose, for free, from portraits of historic Americans... (2020)
Joe Rogan Experience #1368 - Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 when he w... (2019)
YC - Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups (Kirsty Nathoo, Carolynn Levy) - Lecture 18
How to Start a Startup Published on Nov 20, 2014 There's a lot that goes behind the scenes in running a startup. Getting the legal, finance (eq... (2018)
Startup Legal Mechanics || YC - Carolynn Levy And Panel (Jon Levy, Jason Kwon)
YC Partners Carolynn Levy, Jon Levy, and YC General Counsel Jason Kwon discuss legal mechanics for startups, in addition to common mistakes and pro... (2018)
Theft! A History of Music
Duke University School of Law Published on Mar 10, 2017 A graphic novel covering 2000 years of musical borrowing and regulation, from Plato to ... (2018)
Should there be curbs on free speech? | The Economist
Free speech is at the heart of a healthy democracy, but in recent years it has come under attack. Controversial views are being silenced to protect... (2018)
What if we ended the injustice of bail? | Robin Steinberg - TED
On any given night, more than 450,000 people in the United States are locked up in jail simply because they don't have enough money to pay bail. Th... (2018)
Bail: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver explains why America’s bail system is better for the reality tv industry than it is for the justice system. Connect with Last Week Toni... (2018)
Immigration Courts - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
America’s dysfunctional immigration court system forces many children to appear in court alone. That’s as ridiculous in real life as it would be on... (2018)
Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech - Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE -... (2024)
Google advertising lawsuit: The New Vampire Squid? With Dina Srinivasan - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify
In a Wall Street Journal article about Google’s Secret ‘Project Bernanke,’ Jeff Horwitz and Keach Hagey quoted Google Chief Economist Hal Varian's ... (2023)
2. Beyond NIL: Will College Sports Become a Free Market? - UnCommon Law | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from UnCommon Law on Spotify. The new era of name, image, and likeness in college sports has seen rapid change. For instance... (2022)
1. The NIL Era: Paying NCAA Athletes Is Changing Sports - UnCommon Law | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from UnCommon Law on Spotify. College sports is closing out the first year of the name, image and likeness era for athletes.... (2022)
The Supreme Court may disenfranchise you now - Vox | Today Explained Podcast
Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Pandemic or not, the highest court in the land won’t extend Wisconsin’s deadline for m... (2020)
Economic Consequences Of The Census - The Indicator from Planet Money
Listen to this episode from The Indicator from Planet Money on Spotify. The coronavirus pandemic, distrust of the government, and a surprising poli... (2020)
The case for ending the filibuster - Vox
Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Even if Democrats win the White House, take the Senate, and hold the House, most of their ... (2020)
Babbage: Apple's Epic battle - The Economist | Podcast
Babbage from Economist Radio on Spotify. This week a judge heard the first arguments in an antitrust case that could reshape the software ecosy... (2020)
Podcast - Section 230 CDA: Content Moderation, Free Speech, the Internet - Andreessen Horowitz
Listen to this episode from 16 Minutes News by a16z on Spotify. In this special "3x" episode of our news show -- where we cover the he... (2020)
YouTube and the End of Friction | Exponent
Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential pr... (2019)
YC podcast #97 - David Hua and Vincent Ning, an episode from Y Combinator on Spotify
David Hua is CEO and cofounder of Meadow. Meadow makes retail and delivery software for dispensaries. They were part of the Winter 2015 batch. You ... (2018)
Right to Roam - Walking across Private Land || 99% Invisible
When 99% Invisible producer Katie Mingle’s father Jim Mingle retired, he began walking —a lot. He’d always been a walker, but with more time, he to... (2018)
Will Work For No Benefits: The Challenges Of Being In The New Contract Workforce | NPR
A new NPR/Marist poll shows that more than half of contract workers don't get employee benefits. "We really don't have much of a social safety net,... (2018)
This Land Is Our Land: How We Lost the Right to Roam and How to Take It Back by Ken Ilgunas
This Land Is Our Land has 47 ratings and 11 reviews. Letitia said: A thoughtful and informative argument for the idea that Americans should have th... (2018)
Blockchain and the Law — Primavera De Filippi, Aaron Wright | Harvard University Press
How does Bitcoin mine money from 1s and 0s? Through blockchain, a tool for creating secure, decentralized peer-to-peer applications. The technology... (2018)
Boundless - A Modern Immigration Company
Get the expertise of an immigration lawyer without the price tag. Apply for your green card or fiancé visa online with Boundless. (2024)
Harvey | Generative AI for Elite Law Firms
AI. Harvey builds custom large language models LLMs for elite law firms to tackle the most complex legal challenges across every practice area, jur... (2023)
AngelList Stack | Create a fundraising-ready startup
Create a fundraising-ready startup. Everything from incorporation, banking, and equity management tools in a single place. (2021)
Bench Accounting - Online Bookkeeping
Online Bookkeeping Services for Your Small Business Bench is America’s largest professional bookkeeping service for small businesses. Start a f... (2021)
Gusto - Payroll and benefits
Set your business up with modern payroll, benefits, and HR. Gusto also manages third party benefits (health, dental, vision) Our plans were b... (2021)
Clerky | The easiest way for startups to get legal paperwork done safely.
We're 100% focused on helping startups get legal paperwork done safely, going far beyond simply providing forms. Get your legal paperwork done with... (2019)
Start a Company | Gust
Prepare for investment and growth with easy incorporation and powerful legal and financial tools. (2019)
Measure What Matters Most | B Impact Assessment
“The B Impact Assessment added a new twist to our initiatives - it helped us understand where we are in comparison to other companies.” (2018)