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Policy briefings & analysis
MJ Sterling writes about law, policy, technology, and ownership.
Examining how emerging technologies reshape institutions, markets, and creative rights, with particular attention to digital assets, financial infrastructure, and intellectual property.
Recent work
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Creative Rights
Europe’s New Deepfake Rule Owes You Nothing
It took effect on August 2 and requires a label for the audience. China wrote the label and the permission into one regulation three and a half years ago.
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Briefing 003
Tennessee Protects Elvis, Wisconsin Abandons Les Paul: What the NO FAKES Act Freezes in Place
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Dispatch
The Vote Wisconsin Isn’t Watching
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Briefing 002
One Year Under the GENIUS Act: Wisconsin’s Opportunity
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Briefing 001
The Wisconsin Blockchain Legislative Landscape: Regulation, Innovation, and the Road Ahead
What I cover
- Digital Assets 2
- Financial Technology
- Intellectual Property 1
- Emerging-Tech Governance 1
- Law & Policy 3
- Creative Rights 2
About
MJ Sterling writes on law, policy, and technology, with attention to digital assets, financial infrastructure, and intellectual property. The work asks a single question in many forms: how do the people who make things keep ownership of what they make as the systems around them change?
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