Government Coercion Sample Clauses

Government Coercion. As detailed in Section 6.3 the energy grid of any nation is a high value target for attackers. Unfortunately, building a permissioned blockchain system that protects all nations to the highest degree is not possible. To protect Country A from collusion attacks spearheaded by a collection of other countries, most of the consensus nodes should be under the jurisdiction of Country A. However, if this is done then it is a straightforward path for Country A to launch an attack on Country B that also relies on the system for security. Conversely, requiring the consensus nodes in a system to be within the borders of a single country may not be an optimal solution for high availability either, especially since manufacturing happens all over the world. Initially the Blockchain may only be used in the California DER market, specifically by California utilities and other communication endpoints. However, over time usage may expand to the rest of the United States and eventually the world. If the United States desires to have ultimate protection against collusion by foreign nations, the Blockchain could require that all consensus nodes be controlled by US-based entities hosted in a US jurisdiction. However, this obviously sacrifices geographic diversity and reduces the value of the system for the rest of the world. A compromise position is to allow up to one-third of consensus nodes to be controlled by a foreign entity or located outside US jurisdiction. A position that treats all nations equally is to specify that no nation can control one third or more of the consensus nodes. It is quite possible that there must be multiple blockchain governance systems to meet the security needs of all nations.
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Related to Government Coercion

  • Government Use If the Software, Documentation, Materials and any other Licensor services are being or have been acquired with U.S. Federal Government funds, or Customer is an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government ("Government"), the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure, or transfer of the Software or any related documentation of any kind, including technical data, manuals or Materials, is restricted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.212 for civilian agencies and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 227.7202 for military agencies. The Software, Materials, and any Licensor services are COMMERCIAL ITEMS AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION. Use of the Software and Materials by the Government is further restricted according to the Agreement and any amendment hereto.

  • Controlled Government Data The Disclosing Party's Controlled Government Data, if any, will be identified in a separate technical document.

  • Government Consent No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority is required on the part of the Borrower to authorize, or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of, the Loan Documents.

  • Government Standards The Contractor shall ensure that all items and services proposed conform to all local, State and Federal law concerning safety (OSHA and NOSHA) and environmental control (EPA and Bureau County Pollution Regulations) and any other enacted ordinance, code, law or regulation. The Contractor shall be responsible for all costs incurred for compliance with any such possible ordinance, code, law or regulation. No time extensions shall be granted or financial consideration given to the Contractor for time or monies lost due to violations of any such ordinance, code, law or regulations that may occur.

  • GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES Supplier and Sourcewell must comply with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, as it applies to all data provided by or provided to Sourcewell under this Contract and as it applies to all data created, collected, received, maintained, or disseminated by the Supplier under this Contract.

  • Government End Users The Apple Software and related documentation are “Commercial Items”, as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation”, as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48

  • Government Regulations Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company’s obligation hereunder to issue or deliver certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock shall be subject to the terms of all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

  • Government Programs The Property is subject to the government programs listed below or on the attached exhibit:

  • Government Filings Within five (5) days after the same are sent or received, copies of all correspondence, reports, documents and other filings by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Governmental Authority regarding compliance with or maintenance of Governmental Approvals or Applicable Law or that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on any of the Governmental Approvals or otherwise on the business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

  • Government Regulation Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" (as each such term is defined or used in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is, or after giving effect to any Extension of Credit will be, subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or the Interstate Commerce Act, each as amended, or any other Applicable Law which limits its ability to incur or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

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