# Chilling effect

`kaal:entity:chilling-effect`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `chilling-effect`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

3 claims across 3 works, 2019 to 2022.

**2019**

- [3411110-022](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3411110-022) [mechanism/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Regulatory uncertainty produces a chilling effect: because early adopters must apply traditional law to novel instruments and cannot reach a comfortable level of certainty, legacy businesses hold back from adoption.
  > As a result, there is a chilling effect over the industry where legacy businesses are weary to adopt because of regulatory uncertainty.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Samuel Evans, Blockchain-Based Securities Offerings (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3411110

**2021**

- [3808859-024](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808859-024) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Expanded patentability chills open source contribution because developers fear inadvertent infringement yet typically lack the knowledge and skills to determine whether their contribution infringes an existing software patent.
  > As a result of the accelerating patentability of open source solutions, developers increasingly fear they could inadvertently infringe patents during the open source development process.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808859

**2022**

- [4033886-029](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4033886-029) [predictive/argued] -- Legal uncertainty about crypto exchanges exerts a chilling effect on the market, and increased liquidity may follow once the market gains greater clarity on the legal issues surrounding this asset class.
  > Once the market gains greater clarity on the legal issues surrounding this new asset class, increased liquidity in the market may follow.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Samuel Evans, Hayley Howe, Digital Asset Valuation (2022). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4033886

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