Implications for the Law’s Classifications
from Part III - Technology’s Disruptive Effects on Law
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Provided the law’s classifications are broadly drawn, technological innovation will not require the classifications to be redrawn or new categories to be introduced. This is not to say, however, that innovations will never require a rethinking of old categories or the invention of new ones. Difficult as that may be, the more difficult issue is detecting disruptions in the first place. Some truly disruptive innovations, such as computer programs, may be hidden from view for a variety of reasons. Others, touted as disruptive, such as cryptoassets, may not really be the case.
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