1994-03-14 - brainstorming on cpunks’ eve
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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 09:01:17 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: brainstorming on cpunks' eve
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>> Also, one could set up a hashing/signing service, more akin to a time
>> stamp service. [....] "Digital Notary" system?
>There's certainly a need for such services. You have to be careful
>to avoid stepping on Bellcore's work, since I think it's patented,
It is patented, and one of the first claims in the patent is just
signing a claimed time and the given document. I don't think this
would hold up in court, because of obviousness, but the clause is in
there.
Eric
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