# DAO Legal Resource - DAOtalk
* compilation of [Resource List - DAO Legal - đ± Ecosystem / Legal - DAOtalk](https://daotalk.org/t/resource-list-dao-legal/533/12)
## Lists of Readings
### Compendiums
* [Publications on the subject of the legal status of The DAO](https://daowiki.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DAO/pages/5996567/Publications+on+the+subject+of+the+legal+status+of+The+DAO)
* [Blockchain- and Cryptocurrency-Related Legal Issues: A Research Roadmap](http://blockchainforlawstudents.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Roadmap0712.pdf)
* [Crypto Law Review â Medium journal](https://medium.com/cryptolawreview)
* [Most Cited Decentralized Autonomous Organization Publications](https://blockchainlibrary.org/2017/10/most-cited-decentralized-autonomous-organization-publications/)
* [Fintech, Bitcoins, Blockchains, Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs): the future is bright, the future is decentralized](https://jusletter-it.weblaw.ch/en/dam/publicationsystem/articles/Jusletter-IT/2017/flash/fintech,-bitcoins,-b_0c30331c5a/Jusletter-IT_fintech,-bitcoins,-b_0c30331c5a_en.pdf)
### Legislation
* [Vermont BBLLC Law](https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04173)
* [Wyoming DAO Law](https://www.wyoleg.gov/2021/Introduced/SF0038.pdf)
* [COALA DAO Model Law](https://coala.global/reports/#1623963887316-6ce8de52-e0a0)
### Public sources
* [SEC Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: The DAO](https://www.sec.gov/litigation/investreport/34-81207.pdf)
* [Legal framework for distributed ledger technology and blockchain in Switzerland](https://www.mme.ch/fileadmin/files/documents/Publikationen/2018/181207_Bericht_Bundesrat_Blockchain_Engl.pdf)
* [Application of Howey to Blockchain network token sales](https://tlu.tarilabs.com/digital-assets/howey-application-to-blockchain/MainReport.html)
### Overviews from legal firms
* [âDecentralized Autonomous Organizationsâ by Allen & Overy](http://www.allenovery.com/publications/en-gb/Pages/Decentralized-Autonomous-Organizations.aspx)
* [âReport: Blockchain, smart contracts and DAOâ by WardyĆski & Partners](https://www.wardynski.com.pl/en/w_publication/blockchain-smart-contracts-and-dao/)
* [âSMART CONTRACTS: Is the Law Ready?â by DLA Piper](https://www.dlapiper.com/~/media/files/people/tank-margo/smart-contracts-is-the-law-ready-web.pdf)
* [âLegal Aspects of Smart Contract Applicationsâ by Perkins Coie LLP](https://www.virtualcurrencyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/05/Perkins-Coie-LLP-Legal-Aspects-of-Smart-Contracts-Applications.pdf)
### Misc articles
* [âDeconstructing the DAO: the need for legal recognition and the application of securities laws to Decentralized Organizationsâ by Laila Metjahic](http://cardozolawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/METJAHIC.39.4.pdf)
* [âBlockchain and the Law: A Critical Evaluationâ by JoĂŁo Pedro Quintais, BalĂĄzs BodĂł, Alexandra Giannopoulou and Valeria Ferrari](https://stanford-jblp.pubpub.org/pub/blockchain-and-law-evaluation)
* [âLegal aspects of the Decentralized Autonomous Organizationsâ by Aleksei Gudkov](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313368120_Legal_Aspects_and_Distributed_Character_of_the_Decentralized_Network_Organization)
* [âThe Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) and Ethereum: self-regulation taken to new heightsâ by Jim Apollo Mathiopoulos](https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/629296/News-Item-2_DAO.pdf)
* [âICOâs, DAOâs, and the SEC: A Partnership Solutionâ by Ori Oren](https://cblr.columbia.edu/icos-daos-and-the-sec-a-partnership-solution/)
* [âBitcoin and the Blockchain as Possible Corporate Governance Tools: Strengths and Weaknessesâ by Fiammetta S. Piazza](https://elibrary.law.psu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1163&context=jlia)
* [âDAOs, Democracy and Governanceâ by Ralph C. Merkle](http://merkle.com/papers/DAOdemocracyDraft.pdf)
* [âLegal Personhood: Animals, Artificial Intelligence and the Unbornâ by Visa A.J. Kurki and Tomasz Pietrzykowski](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318020027_Legal_Personhood_Animals_Artificial_Intelligence_and_the_Unborn)
* [âCorporate Governance and Blockchainsâ by David Yermack](https://academic.oup.com/rof/article/21/1/7/2888422)
* [âThe Decentralized Autonomous Organizationâ by Felix Fuith](http://www.llmlawreview.com/2018/11/16/the-decentralized-autonomous-organization/)
* [âThe Rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Coordination and Growth within Cryptocurrenciesâ by Ying-Ying Hsieh](https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7386&context=etd)
* [âLegal Recognition of Blockchain Registries and Smart Contractsâ by Dr Robert Herian](https://www.eublockchainforum.eu/sites/default/files/research-paper/legal_recognition_of_blockchain_registries_and_smart_contracts_final_draft_report_appendix.pdf)
* [âMalta: Legal Personality For Blockchains, DAOs And Smart Contractsâ by Max Ganado](http://www.mondaq.com/x/707696/fin+tech/Legal+Personality+For+Blockchains+DAOs+And+Smart+Contracts)
* [âDecentralized autonomous organizations and the lawâ by Amanda Langwagen Elfstroem](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/57602/1/gupea_2077_57602_1.pdf)
* [âRule of Law Versus Rule of Code: A Blockchain-Driven Legal Worldâ by Gabrielle Patrick and Anurag Bana](https://www.ibanet.org/Document/Default.aspx?DocumentUid=73B6073F-520D-45FA-A29B-EF019A7D7FC9)
* [âA Legal Primer to the Age of Crypto-Governance: Smart Contracts, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations and Initial Coin Offeringsâ by Meric Sar](https://www.academia.edu/32879251/A_Legal_Primer_to_the_Age_of_Crypto-Governance_Smart_Contracts_Decentralized_Autonomous_Organizations_and_Initial_Coin_Offerings)
* [âThe Tao of The DAO: Taxing an Entity That Lives on a Blockchainâ by David J. Shakow](https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/2009/)
* [âIf Rockefeller Were a Coderâ by Carla L. Reyes](https://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/87-Geo.-Wash.-L.-Rev.-373.pdf)
### Video
* [âLegal compliant DAOsâ by Qianchen Yu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv81W2Xc6C0)
* [âLegal DeFiâ by Jacek Czarnecki](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXZcRNiZd70)
* [âLegal Personalityâ by Huge Karp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcpiBcYCZxg)
* [Primavera de Fillipi (author of Blockchain and the Law)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up9uYx-RkUs&t=2s)
* [EB125 â Florian Glatz: Defining A Legal Framework For Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5V01d3sp80)
* [EB135 â Stephen Palley: Lawmodynamics And How To Sue A DAO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEbFX1M-DT4)
### Uncategorized
* [Guide to bookkeeping Grants from the Genesis DAO](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lDo_xQC3h9FMMjBtaG-WtfqzuhtiqAehBfIwZMck8Q4/edit)
* [Computational Law Research and Development at MIT: Blockchain Based LLC](http://law.mit.edu/bbllc)
* [June 2019: dOrg Launches First Limited Liability DAO](https://www.gravelshea.com/2019/06/dorg-launches-first-limited-liability-dao/)
* [dOrgTech/LL-DAO (Limited Liability DAO) / BBLLC research (GitHub)](https://github.com/dOrgTech/LL-DAO/)
* [Revenue Split Machine 2](https://link.medium.com/bqYabW79aZ)
* [Matt Lockyear â Partially Decentralized Organizations](https://hackernoon.com/partially-decentralized-organizations-fed25bdfcaa2)
* [German: The organized organization: Thoughts inspired by Blockchain technology on basic questions of organizational law 3](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/469891879605895188/611878627813883905/REL_2019_04_65-71_Buech.pdf)
* [Megan Knab â DAO Accounting](https://medium.com/veriledger/dao-accounting-dc496e6fb57f)
* [SEC â How We Howey](https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/peirce-how-we-howey-050919)
* [wiseGEEK â What is a Swiss Verein?](https://m.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-swiss-verein.htm)
* [The Law of the Platform by Orly Lobel 1](http://www.minnesotalawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Lobel.pdf)
* [Of Bitcoins, Independently Wealthy Software, and the Zero-Member LLC by Shawn Bayern](https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1009&context=nulr)
* [Coaseâs Penguin, or, Linux and The Nature of the Firm by Yochai Benkler 1](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/53e0/160e437cb3d0e0d3689aec189df81c8afeee.pdf)
* [Algorithmic Entities by Lynn M. LoPucki](https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6319&context=law_lawreview)
* [Company Law and Autonomous Systems: A Blueprint for Lawyers, Entrepreneurs, and Regulators 1](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1349/612d2929ef34aba57dd55ec44ac4dc333c98.pdf)
* [David Shapiro - Taxation and Regulation of Decentralized Exchanges 1](https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/PDF/JTI-3601-01-Exchanges.pdf)
* [US Treasury Department - Eric Powers Enforcement Act (BTC <> Fiat money transmitter) ](https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement_action/2019-04-18/Assessment%20Eric%20Powers%20Final%20for%20Posting%2004.18.19_1.pdf)
* [Otonomos - Legal Entity service provider](https://otonomos.com/)
* [InformDirect - How Share Redemptions Work](https://www.informdirect.co.uk/shares/share-redemptions-explained/)
* [FinCEN - Guidance on Convertible Virtual Currencies](https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/FinCEN%20Guidance%20CVC%20FINAL%20508.pdf)
* [dOrg presents âLegal DAOsâ at DAOfest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTZMRR1YRyo)
* [Dee Hock - Birth of the Chaordic Age](https://www.amazon.de/Birth-Chaordic-Age-VISA-Organization/dp/1576750744)
* [Wikipedia - Chaordic Orgs](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaordic_organization)
* [Preston Bryne - The LAO, demysified](https://prestonbyrne.com/2019/09/03/the-lao-demystified/)
* [Bylined Articles - Revised Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act Provides Clarification for Rules of Conduct](https://www.mmwr.com/bylined-article/revised-uniform-unincorporated-nonprofit-association-act-provides-clarification-for-rules-of-conduct/)
* [Georgia Legal Code - Actions against unincorporated association; service of process; venue](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-9/chapter-2/article-2/9-2-25/)
* [Gabriel Shapiro - Tokenizing Corporate Capital Stock](https://gabrielshapiro.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/2/)
* [Wikipedia - Temporary Autonomous Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_Autonomous_Zone)
* [Blockchain Strategy of the Federal German Government - English edition](https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/Publikationen/Digitale-Welt/blockchain-strategy.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2)
* [DAO Legal Blog / Canvas](https://daotalk.org/t/dao-and-legal-a-blog-post-series/967)[Commonwealth Discussion: Legally Compliant DAO Types](https://commonwealth.im/edgeware/proposal/discussion/155-what-types-of-legally-compliant-daos-are-there?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=What%20Types%20of%20Legally%20Compliant%20DAOs%20Are%20There)
* [Autark Presents: DAOs and Cooperatives](https://blog.autark.xyz/daos-and-cooperatives/)
* [Metacartel DAO LLC Whitepaper 6](https://github.com/metacartel/MCV/blob/master/Whitepaper.pdf)
* [ZeroLaw Augmentation Paper](https://github.com/zerolawtech/ZAP-Tech/blob/master/docs/papers-and-research/ZAP-Whitepaper.md)