[13028] in Cypherpunks
Re: TLAs, etc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Otto (the Wizard of TOTOSoft))
Wed May 4 13:04:53 1994
To: Carl_Ellison@vos.stratus.com
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 04 May 94 11:09:00 EDT."
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Date: Wed, 04 May 94 09:49:48 -0700
From: Dave Otto (the Wizard of TOTOSoft) <dave@marvin.jta.edd.ca.gov>
> Jim Miller says:
> >
> > My hypothesis: The TLAs could shut down the cypherpunks mailing list
> > (as it now exists) by dragging all the U.S. list members into court.
> > The TLAs would probably lose the case, but they would still do a lot
> > of damage to the lives of the U.S. list members.
>
> Carl continues with:
> Actually, we might try inviting such prosecution -- e.g., with each of us
> posting source code for some algorithm to the list. This is so clearly
> publication (ala newsletters on paper) that the case would never hold but
> it wouldn't hurt to have a court rule.
Perhaps by being more charitable to non-hardcore crypto discussions (Perry),
the list could attract more members. Large groups are much more difficult
to prosecute (persecute) than small ones (yes I know, it's not how big it
is, it's how you use it). Personally, I find the social dynamics on this
list *HIGHLY* entertaining and quite informative.
dave
