Legal advice was obtained after GLBSE closed. Prior to that, assets were held by VPS. Any business conducted after that point would have to be subject to the proposed rules and personal information requests. I would expect this to include dividends generated during the interim, but for assets being held before then, such a retroactively applied stipulation becomes a bait-and-switch scenario.
All payments while GLBSE was open were made. Like clockwork. GLBSE closing is the only reason I was unable to make payments. So, I am doing EXACTLY what you stated above.
At the moment and to my knowledge, no. Digital forensics is not a static field, though. There is always a possibility that links could be established beyond what Nefario has provided.
GLBSE, to my knowledge, used only two wallets to (hot and cold) to move coins around. So GLBSE was effectively a big coin mixer just like Mtgox is. And if they were crediting coins to your account without tracking which transactions where used to purchase which assets, I'm pretty sure no amount of digital forensics could be done to make a conclusive determination.
Yes and no. This again hinges on the circumstances before and after GLBSE closing.
Before GLBSE closed, Gigamining had a flawless record of on time payments. Again, GLBSE closing is the only reason payments stopped.
Would it be possible to pay out in batches of value equivalent to less than $10-600?
Not according to what I have been advised to do.
Are there any further details on the automated system or a potential time-frame?
My top priority is to have this system up and running to be able to make payments. I am working on it everyday.