~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, On Wed, 6 Sep 1995, Cortland D. Starrett wrote:
Will cryptographic technology and information (communication) technology reduce the need for legal services in the future? (especially regarding contracts, buying/selling, patent law, etc.) Will legal services just look different? Will they be more efficient (cheaper)?
The U.S. legal system is in free fall, and lawyers are almost totally to blame. ("Lawyers" as used here includes all judges and most legislators.) This does not mean, however, that cryptographic/information/communications technologies can forgo the use of advocates and arbitors. There will always be a place for people who can fulfill these functions. They may or may not be called lawyers, but most of the same folks who now go into law, will be the dispute specialists of cyberspace. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~