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   "@id": "https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3652481-015",
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   "text": "Parties may try to limit remedies to DAO assets through private agreements, but if the DAO faces a tort suit such an agreement is unlikely to be upheld.",
   "abstract": "Parties may be able to limit remedies to DAO assets through private agreements. But, if the DAO should face a tort suit such an agreement is unlikely to be upheld.",
   "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": "Private agreements that limit remedies to DAO assets are unlikely to be upheld if the DAO faces a tort suit.",
   "abstract": "Parties may be able to limit remedies to DAO assets through private agreements. But, if the DAO should face a tort suit, such an agreement is unlikely to be upheld.",
   "citation": "Wulf A. Kaal, A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) of DAOs (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3799320",
   "datePublished": "2021",
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