Open Access
Issue
SHS Web Conf.
Volume 177, 2023
International Conference Legal Perspectives on the Internet. COPEJI 6.0. The Right to the Confluence of Two Universes: Where to?
Article Number 02003
Number of page(s) 30
Section Legal Aspects of the Emergence and Use of New Technology
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202317702003
Published online 22 September 2023
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