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Topic: can bitcoin be protected by freedom of speech? - page 2. (Read 2612 times)

legendary
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Look at the Liberty Dollar guy.

He got it in the pooper from the feds.

Obviously what they did to him is criminal, but he couldn't use the argument that he was only passing information.

Anyway, I don't think it matters much. I'd almost rather they make it illegal so that people who don't care end up richer in the new society. I think Bitcoin overcomes any law. Enforcement requires a completely totalitarian regime, I don't think it'll happen.
sr. member
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youtube.com/ericfontainejazz now accepts bitcoin
Look at the Liberty Dollar guy.

He got it in the pooper from the feds.

Arguably that was a trademark/intellectual property issue since he used the term" dollar".
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I love the Cloud, and Love Mining, how 2 combine?
Look at the Liberty Dollar guy.

He got it in the pooper from the feds.
hero member
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But...but... Osama's dead!!
legendary
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just say "terrorism" or "child porn", and people will be ok with any constitutional right breach.

+1

I'm afraid you're right guys.  I totally forgot about those magic words.
sr. member
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youtube.com/ericfontainejazz now accepts bitcoin
just say "terrorism" or "child porn", and people will be ok with any constitutional right breach.

+1
legendary
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just say "terrorism" or "child porn", and people will be ok with any constitutional right breach.
legendary
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An interesting legal idea here:

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I doubt Bitcoin will be made illegal. By itself, the Bitcoin network is just a mechanism for passing around signed messages and calculating hash values. It would be difficult to outlaw that without running into constitutional free speech issues.


I tend to agree with that.

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