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   "text": "If DAO members do not formalize a structure for their human created entity, courts are very likely to impose one on them, which is a serious risk of DAO membership.",
   "abstract": "However, a very serious risk is associated with DAO membership in the sense that if the DAO members do not formalize a structure for their human-created entity, courts are very likely to impose one for the members of the DAO.",
   "citation": "Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Internal Governance and External Legal Design (2020). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3652481",
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   "text": "Where no legal entity is involved, partnership rules operate as the default rules that apply to all interactions between parties trying to achieve a common goal.",
   "abstract": "If no legal entity is involved, partnership rules are default rule that apply to all interactions between parties trying to achieve a common goal.",
   "citation": "Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Internal Governance and External Legal Design (2020). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3652481",
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   "text": "Default general partnership treatment would hold every stakeholder of a DAO liable for any debts or legal actions the DAO faces, exposing known participants to regulatory enforcement and civil actions.",
   "abstract": "Many courts and lawyers would describe the relationship between members of a DAO and their investors as the default general partnership which holds every stakeholder of a DAO liable for any debts or legal actions that the DAO may face.",
   "citation": "Wulf A. Kaal, A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) of DAOs (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3799320",
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