From: Roy Badami <roy@gnomon•org.uk>
To: Peter Todd <pete@petertodd•org>
Cc: bitcoin-development@lists•sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] The legal risks of auto-updating wallet software; custodial relationships
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:49:52 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150120214936.GP5396@giles.gnomon.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150120154641.GA32556@muck>
> Why is this? Well, in most jurisdictions financial laws a custodial
> relationship is defined as having the ability, but not the right, to
> dispose of an asset.
So if I leave my window open while I'm out and there's some cash on my
desk, visible from the street, then every passer by now has a
custodial relationship with me?
Your example of a malicious software update seems more akin to a theft
like that (which is clearly not a custodial relationship) rather than
a true custodial relationship.
roy
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-01-20 21:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-01-20 15:46 Peter Todd
[not found] ` <CAHpxFbEoDLMGKB7arHbgB+4kx8BwgcX7nBUZz6yP9k4LjZeu1A@mail.gmail.com>
2015-01-20 17:15 ` Peter Todd
2015-01-20 17:23 ` Matt Whitlock
2015-01-20 17:40 ` Peter Todd
2015-01-20 17:44 ` Matt Whitlock
2015-01-20 17:44 ` Tamas Blummer
2015-01-20 17:47 ` Matt Whitlock
2015-01-20 17:49 ` Peter Todd
2015-01-20 17:56 ` Tamas Blummer
2015-01-20 17:47 ` Justus Ranvier
2015-01-20 18:48 ` Tamas Blummer
2015-01-20 19:31 ` Justus Ranvier
2015-01-20 21:33 ` odinn
2015-01-20 21:49 ` Roy Badami [this message]
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