2 papers
cs.CY2026
Formalising and Implementing Grassroots Social Contracts: From Legal Text to Grassroots Platforms (Full Version)
James Golike, Andy Lewis-Pye, Ehud Shapiro
Two centuries ago Pierre-Joseph Proudhon envisioned a social contract that is (1) an agreement of man with man; (2) reciprocal; (3) imposing no obligation upon the parties except t…
cs.SI2026
Digital Speech Acts Retain Control of Copyright with People, Not Platforms
James Golike, Ehud Shapiro
Legal precedents protect computer code as copyrightable expression. They have enabled centralized digital platforms -- operating from corporate servers that hold all user data -- t…