RJA Maģistra darbi / RGSL Master's Thesis

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Rīgas Juridiskās augstskolas studentu bakalaura darbi (kopš 2018.gada).

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    Blockchain technology implications on digital copyright and neighboring rights: possible ways of applications, advantages for rightsholders protection and enforcement challenges
    (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020) Rumbeniece, Linda; Jakimovs, Sergejs; Riga Graduate School of Law
    The thesis objective is to assess blockchain technology implications on rightsholders’ exclusive rights protection and enforcement in the digital environment. The Master thesis explores blockchain potential to limit existing structural and operational deficiencies of DRM systems caused either due to regulation, business decisions, or technical reasons and study possible applications of blockchain technology for increasing rightsholders’ control over digital works placed on the Internet and for contributing to more direct digital copyright and related rights protection, management and enforcement in the digital environment. The research shows that blockchain technology may to certain extent eliminate deficiencies associated with current DRM systems, especially, reduce online piracy, circumvention activities against TPMs, increase rightsholders’ control over original digital works and every copy placed on the digital environment and in some exclusive rights enforcement aspects enable more direct relationships between rightsholders and content users, hence limiting the impact of intermediaries involved in digital content distribution and rightsholders’ rights administration. Author, having regard to the core technical characteristics of blockchain technology, assesses possible adjustments to current digital copyright and related rights regulation and potential regulatory approaches in light of effective rightsholders rights protection and enforcement.
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    Blockchain-based tokens issuance under the EU framework: is it underdeveloped?
    (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020) Dikanskis, Dmitrijs; Točelovska, Nataļja; Riga Graduate School of Law
    This thesis aims to explore a theoretical background for blockchain-based funding options and token issuance, to verify tokens classification from the legal point of view based on their structure and method of distribution, to analyse legal perimeter of token issuance in the EU for inconsistencies and to compare with the US regulation which is regarded as one of the better enforced in the world, and to discuss further regulatory responses. The findings are that despite the classification of tokens (utility and security) is established and the legal perimeter is defined, more certainty on classification and definitions are still recommended. The substantial convergence between the EU and the US securities regulation regimes shows that the EU legal framework covers similarly the essential areas of token offerings, although the definitions applied in both jurisdictions are different (‘transferable securities’ and ‘investment contract’). The research suggests that the EU regulators and policymakers may respond to the future technological advances and market preferences towards a new mode of funding using 'soft law' measures, establishing sandboxes or creating the bespoke regime for crypto-assets. However, the author promotes utilising blockchain technology abilities and its code-driven nature for better compliance and regulatory measures.
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    Regulation and application of crypto currency and blockchain legislation in Estonia, Latvia and EU.
    (Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021) Gura, Nadezda; Paesani, Paolo; Riga Graduate School of Law
    Thesis will cover the legal aspects of the current Virtual Currency and Blockchain legislation particularly in Estonia, UK and Latvia. Comparison will be made to the existing regulatory framework and possible future development in the field. Comparison of the existing and future regulatory framework shall be followed by the proposal to amend Estonian AML, Virtual Currency and Blockchain regulation. With the proposal to introduction of the regulatory and licensing regime in Latvia. In a current Thesis it is possible ti use the following definitions - Virtual Assets (VA), virtual currencies, crypto currencies, crypto assets - all of the following shall have the same meaning within the framework of a current Thesis.