Re: cryptography eliminates lawyers?

[Black Unicorn <unicorn@polaris.mindport.net>]

On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, Duncan Frissell wrote:

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> 
> On Wed, 6 Sep 1995, Buford Terrell wrote:
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> > How could crypto put lawyers out of business?  People would still
> > have disagreements; plans would still go wrong; cars would still
> > crash.  More important, transactions would still need to be 
> > structured to carry out the desires of the parties while minimizing
> > risks.
> > 
> > Good communications technology, including crypto, could make lawyering
> > more efficient, but I suspect the savings would be minimal.
> 
> Well, if crypto reduces the role of government in human affairs, it will 
> reduce work for lawyers.

This first, I see....


Telecoms will certainly break the professional 
> monopoly of lawyers (and other professionals).

This I don't.  How do you mean exactly?

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> DCF
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