From: dsc@swcp.com (Dar Scott)
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 95 12:52:37 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: cryptography eliminates lawyers?
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Cort Starrett wrote,
>Put bluntly, will cryptography put lawyers out of business?

Even in a cryptoanarchy I would want to treat customers kindly and I would
want to make sure that in any agreement that both parties are clear as to
when we are complying or not.  A lawyer might help in complex cases.
Especially if UCC is referenced.

And in some kinds of escrow a "judge" might be invoked if there is a
despute.  The judge might be a lawyer or might bring in a lawyer as an
expert.

The nature of the work of a lawyer in a crytoanarchy might be very
different.  Lawyers might even become highly respected and liked!

Dar
(list newbie)

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