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Re: Electronic Signatures Yield Unpleasant Surprises
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Nelson)
Wed Jun 28 12:04:09 2000
From: Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 01:58:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Don Davis writes:
> if we are successful in making crypto that's usable enough to
> become pervasive, then industry and the public will need new
> laws to help resolve social conflicts involving crypto, such
> as inevitably will arise.
I'm not sure this statement is as obvious as you think it is.
Legislation could help, or it could hurt. Unrealistic,
unimplementable legislation enacted through ignorance might hurt less
than well-informed legislation.
Case law tends to be more reflective of reality, and there's becoming
more of that.
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