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Primavera De Filippi
Primavera De Filippi is a French Legal research, legal scholar, Internet activism, Internet activist and artist, whose work focuses on the blockchain, peer production communities and copyright law. She is permanent researcher at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. She is author of the book ''Blockchain and the Law'' published by Harvard University Press. As an activist, she is part of Creative Commons, the Open Knowledge International, Open Knowledge Foundation and the P2P Foundation, among others. Education Her interdisciplinary background is grounded in a wide range of academic studies. She holds an undergrad and Masters studies in Economics and Management (Bocconi University, Milan), a Masters in Intellectual Property (Queen Mary University of London), and a PhD in law (European University Institute, Florence). In her PhD thesis, she explored the legal challenges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blockchain
A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology (DLT) that consists of growing lists of records, called ''blocks'', that are securely linked together using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree, where data nodes are represented by leaves). The timestamp proves that the transaction data existed when the block was created. Since each block contains information about the previous block, they effectively form a ''chain'' (compare linked list data structure), with each additional block linking to the ones before it. Consequently, blockchain transactions are irreversible in that, once they are recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without altering all subsequent blocks. Blockchains are typically managed by a peer-to-peer (P2P) computer network for use as a public distributed ledger, where nodes collectively adhere to a conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
