Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code

There was a recent story about potential poisoning of the blockchain. If a prankster embeds some illegal content in the blockchain, would having a copy of the blockchain be illegal? I read a few stories about it but never saw any legal analysis.

Is there a way to do a consensual removal of poisoned blocks?

This is what I've been pondering about in regards to general decentralization. For instance, I see the pieces of a decentralized version of YouTube laying around waiting to be put together, but I know such a platform could easily lend itself to piracy without some sort of regulation.

I do not understand enough about regulatory systems to confidently suggest a solution but I am excited to read and hear what others think about this.

strongly welcome this type of content, and this kind of talk - there are many unknowns and we are oft running wild with something that should benefit from a better integration with the legal system - for the outside legal boundaries, and for the inner integration with a world that still hears "Magic-Internet-Money" every time someone mentions Bitcoin

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