From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 06:23:21 -0800 (PST)
To: Marshall Clow <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: LAW_dno
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At 1:56 am -0500 12/31/96, Marshall Clow wrote:
>In the 12-29-96. Computerworld:
>>>>>
> Karen Epper, an analyst at Forrester Research, Inc. in Cambridge, Mass.,
> said electronic commerce companies should do more legal research than
> that.
>
> "Joe Programmer could create a new currency system," Epper said. "But if
> it's not supported by regulators, what do you have?"
><<<<
>
>And there you have it.
>If it's not regulated by the government, it's no good.
>
>P.S	This was not an isolated quote, this was the central point of the article.

Fortunately, such "points" are about to go the way of the devine right of
kings, the unquestioned authority of the church, and, of course, rendering
unto Ceasar. ;-).

See you all in Anguilla...

Cheers,
Bob Hettinga

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