When |
Monday, November 10, 2014
6:15 PM - 7:45 PM |
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Location | Room 301 - Wolf Law Building |
For | Public; Faculty; Staff; Students; Alumni |
In a modern world rife with agreements and contractual obligations in nearly all corners of society and across international borders, computable contracts are a possible way of cleaning up the chaos. Such contracts can allow for automation of certain outcomes governed by the contracts and thus present enormous economic potential for businesses to achieve cost savings. They also hold the potential to be a major disruptive influence on how the agreements are handled in the future. As such, their use has steadily risen over the past 10 years, seen most prominently in the financial sector. However, some hurdles still prevent them from becoming mainstream. On the heels of his 2012 UC Davis Law Review article on this topic, Harry Surden will use this Crash Course to provide a better understanding of what computable contracts are, how they work, why computers have difficulty with traditional contracts, and how to navigate around and overcome these difficulties. As computable contracts will undoubtedly become more mainstream, this mashup of the legal and computer science worlds expects to be an illuminating overview that will be useful for individuals across all professions.
Contact |
Cactus Woodworth-Lies
cactus@colorado.edu |
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Website | http://www.siliconflatirons.com/events.php?id=1541 |