[731] in libertarians
Re: [dubois@csn.net: Re: About the Phil Zimmerman Case]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vernon Imrich)
Wed Feb 22 17:42:17 1995
To: damartin@volta.mit.edu
Cc: libertarians@MIT.EDU, objectivism@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Feb 1995 16:44:49 EST."
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 17:38:57 EST
From: Vernon Imrich <vimrich@MIT.EDU>
|> >In short, if you'll be content with a general discussion of public-policy
|> >issues, Mr. Zimmermann may be available; if not, then we'll have to wait to
|> >see if there'll be an indictment.
|>
|> I think we'll have to wait a while before he will be able to
|> speak on the subject.
I don't think we need to wait at all. There are plenty of cases that
he is not involved in, laws pending approval, and other policy issues
which he can speak on. I think it would be a good way, perhaps, for
him to raise some money for his defense fund.
It would be billed as "Creator of PGP to Discuss Privacy Issues" and
we'd just have a notice saying "Though Mr. Zimmerman cannot speak
directly about his own case, donations for his legal defense fund
are [suggested, greatly appreciated, required]." (pick one)
I think there would be interest enough to just have him come talk
about what's new with PGP, how he created it, and other things
not relating to his case. He could clear whatever he wanted to
say with his lawyer. I think there'd be a decent crowd there just
to go over technical issues (longer keys, any new breaking methods
and so forth). People under investigation/indictment or otherwise
embroiled in controversy often give speeches on related but not
direct issues, often to solicit money for their defense. I'd much
rather hear about general future of policy than the specifics of
his own rather narrow case.
I think this would make a GREAT talk. We might even get some press
out of it. Anything to do with "law in cyberspace" seems to get
instant coverage these days.
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