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1994-07-22 - Re: “Key Escrow” — the very idea

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From: Mike_Spreitzer.PARC@xerox.com
To: solman@mit.edu
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From: Mike_Spreitzer.PARC@xerox.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 94 08:52:37 PDT
To: solman@mit.edu
Subject: Re: "Key Escrow" --- the very idea
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> ...The cost of conducting these negotiations in the
> physical world is enourmous.
>
> The cost of conducting these negotiations in the real world is negligible...

Is "the real world" a typo?  I suspect you mean something like "in cyberspace".
I'm not familiar with the line of reasoning you're referring to here.  I suspect
it's a large topic.  Does it rest on the assumption that cyberspace and the physical
world are largely disjoint?  I think they're not.  Activities in cyberspace often
"are about" or "have influence on" the real world.  Sometimes vice versa.
Doesn't this mean laws can't be divided into those about the physical world
vs. those about cyberspace, but must in fact be about both?

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