Quote from: simple_love on March 01, 2016, 04:38:40 PM

i understand.

because this is very useful for everyone in the community to know, and the answers will generally apply to everyone, can we as a community approach a lawyer and publicly document the findings? i think it is super useful to know all this.

i also think people considering their bitcoins with reverence to the law will help gain bitcoin some good light. the way the govt. reacts will be very reactive to how bitcoins *are* being used in contrast with how they *can* be used for good. people might looking at bitcoin at a completely "unregulated" system with full freedom which might hurt everyone in the future.

opinions?

This was indeed done sometime back.
You can have a look at this file.
http://www.nishithdesai.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/Research%20Papers/Bitcoins.pdf