Overview

This article focuses on the challenge of valuing, protecting and exploiting digital assets. After defining and categorising what exactly is meant by 'digital assets', the report looks at five key challenges facing law-makers and policy-makers, namely:

● valuing digital assets;
● getting the economics right;
● protecting third-party data;
● a fragmented legal framework;
● monetising online traffic.

Despite significant challenges, the report outlines how digital assets can be exploited profitably in the short-term, but longer-term potential will depend on whether more effective legal and commercial frameworks can be established.

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