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by neuland 2004 days ago
Yeah, I think people in this thread are really underestimating the ability for courts to over-apply laws that talk about commercial activity. If growing food on your own property for personal consumption can be "interstate commerce", then really any human activity can be justified as "commercial advantage or private financial gain".
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I'd be curious to see if another lawyer could turn all of this on the heads of the 'digital market' as a whole.

> and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain,

What if someone starts a streaming service where they get paid in 'tradable' items in a 3rd party game, where the EULA of said game makes it clear that that such items have no monetary value?