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mail.com>; "akosba@cs.umd.edu" <akosba@cs.umd.edu>; Cpunks List <cypherpunk= s@cpunks.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:14 AM Subject: Your paper on criminal contracts Dear Professors Juels (http://www.arijuels.com/) and Shi (runting@gmail.com= ), and Ahmed Kosba =C2=A0akosba@cs.umd.edu :=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I've found a refe= rence to your recent paper, http://www.initc3.org/publications.html.=C2=A0 = "The Ring of Gyges: Using Smart Contracts for Crime."=C2=A0=C2=A0 Perhaps y= ou are not aware, but 20 years ago (1995-6) I wrote an essay on a very simi= lar subject. =C2=A0I called it "Assassination Politics". =C2=A0cryptome.org= /ap.htm . =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Jim Bell =20 ------=_Part_1164330_120160450.1442874412718 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He= lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo= nt-size:13px"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14428251095= 02_20809"><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvet= icaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-s= ize:13px;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_20808"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525= yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_18459"><span id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_144= 2825109502_18467">For some reason, my first attempt to upload this didn't s= eem to 'take'.</span></div><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_14428251095= 02_18459"><span> Jim Bell</span></div><br clear=3D"none= "> <div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yiv5182106525y= qt8385359817" id=3D"yiv5182106525yqt05665"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16= _0_1_1442825109502_18470" style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neu= e, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> <div id=3D= "yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_18469" style=3D"font-family:Helvet= icaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-s= ize:16px;"> <div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_= 18468"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br clear=3D"none"> <font id=3D"yiv51= 82106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_18471" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <b><sp= an style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo= .com><br clear=3D"none"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">To:</span>= </b> Ari Juels <juels@cornell.edu> <br clear=3D"none"><b><span style= =3D"font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> "runting@gmail.com" <runting@gmail= .com>; "akosba@cs.umd.edu" <akosba@cs.umd.edu>; Cpunks List <cy= pherpunks@cpunks.org> <br clear=3D"none"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:= bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, September 21, 2015 2:50 AM<br clear=3D"none= "> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Your paper = on criminal contracts<br clear=3D"none"> </font> </div> <div class=3D"yiv51= 82106525y_msg_container" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_1921= 9"><br clear=3D"none"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui= _3_16_0_1_1442825109502_19222"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825= 109502_19221" style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helveti= caNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-si= ze:13px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_49= 59"><span id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4958">Your paper: &= nbsp; <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_= 0_1_1442825109502_8900" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://www.google.com/ur= l?sa=3Dt&rct=3Dj&q=3D&esrc=3Ds&source=3Dweb&cd=3D3&= cad=3Drja&uact=3D8&ved=3D0CCsQFjACahUKEwiF_b_E7IfIAhWQmIgKHc_tAuY&a= mp;url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.arijuels.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F09%2= Fpublic_gyges.pdf&usg=3DAFQjCNHOBvCYwJ5Aq0CmHTOY53sGdRs5Sw&sig2=3DL= _lh-zCi016f7Y3jbKVKlQ&bvm=3Dbv.103073922,d.cGU">https://www.google.com/= url?sa=3Dt&rct=3Dj&q=3D&esrc=3Ds&source=3Dweb&cd=3D3&am= p;cad=3Drja&uact=3D8&ved=3D0CCsQFjACahUKEwiF_b_E7IfIAhWQmIgKHc_tAuY= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.arijuels.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F09= %2Fpublic_gyges.pdf&usg=3DAFQjCNHOBvCYwJ5Aq0CmHTOY53sGdRs5Sw&sig2= =3DL_lh-zCi016f7Y3jbKVKlQ&bvm=3Dbv.103073922,d.cGU</a></span></div><div= dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4959"><span><br = clear=3D"none"></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_= 1_1442825109502_4959"><span id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_8= 941">Thank you for your reply, Dr. Juels, </span></div><div id=3D"yiv5= 182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5059"><span><br clear=3D"none"></span><= /div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><= span id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5057">Once you read my e= ssay, I think you will understand my concern about the motivation for your = research, and its potential consequences. Superficially, and certain= ly to someone unfamiliar with my idea (Assassination Politics essay), = ;I'm sure it sounds useful and indeed beneficial to try to prevent the cons= truction and operation of "criminal contracts". One problem that I s= ee, as a lifetime libertarian, is that "criminal" may mean no more than "wh= at the government wants to ban" rather than an actual victim crime. W= orse, governments are powerfully motivated to prevent developments that wil= l someday likely destroy them.</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv518210= 6525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"l= tr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><span class=3D"yiv5= 182106525" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5503">I suggest th= at you study the analyses of Bob Vroman <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"= rect" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5754" target=3D"_blank"= href=3D"http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=3D009= ape">http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=3D009ape<= /a> , <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id=3D"yi= v5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6269" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http:= //www.mail-archive.com/cypherpunks-moderated@minder.net/msg02068.html">http= ://www.mail-archive.com/cypherpunks-moderated@minder.net/msg02068.html</a> = and of Bob Murphy, </span><span class=3D"yiv51821= 06525" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5851" style=3D"font-si= ze:small;font-family:arial, sans-serif;line-height:20.2222px;">www.anti-sta= te.</span><span class=3D"yiv5182106525" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_144= 2825109502_5855" style=3D"font-size:small;font-family:arial, sans-serif;lin= e-height:20.2222px;">com/murphy/</span><span class=3D"yiv5182106525" id=3D"= yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5857" style=3D"font-size:small;font= -weight:bold;font-family:arial, sans-serif;line-height:20.2222px;">murphy17= </span><span class=3D"yiv5182106525" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_144282= 5109502_5859" style=3D"font-size:small;font-family:arial, sans-serif;line-h= eight:20.2222px;">.</span><span class=3D"yiv5182106525" id=3D"yiv5182106525= yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5861" style=3D"font-size:small;font-weight:bold;= font-family:arial, sans-serif;line-height:20.2222px;">html</span> &nb= sp;(although the Murphy essay might not be available, except as an archive.= ) as well as by R. Sukumaran <a rel=3D"nofollow" sh= ape=3D"rect" class=3D"yiv5182106525" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_144282= 5109502_5597" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.idsa.in/strategicanalysi= s/CryptologyDigitalAssassinationandtheTerrorismFuturesMarket_rsukumaran_040= 4.html" style=3D"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.idsa.in/s= trategicanalysis/CryptologyDigitalAssassinationandtheTerrorismFuturesMarket= _rsukumaran_0404.html</a>. </div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525y= ui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" i= d=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058">Further, consider<br cle= ar=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_14428251= 09502_5058"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yu= i_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"> <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id= =3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6139" target=3D"_blank" href=3D= "https://github.com/isislovecruft/patternsinthevoid/blob/master/content/ana= rchism/game-theory-anarchism-ii-how-information-can-smash-the-state.md">htt= ps://github.com/isislovecruft/patternsinthevoid/blob/master/content/anarchi= sm/game-theory-anarchism-ii-how-information-can-smash-the-state.md</a></div= pism/">https://www.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capitalism/comments/2jo578/argument= s_for_against_insurrectionist_ancapism/</a><br clear=3D"none"></div><div di= r=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6595"><br clear=3D"= none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_= 6595"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16= _0_1_1442825109502_6595">There is a lot more where this comes from.<br clea= r=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_144282510= 9502_6595"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui= _3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6595">Keep in mind that when I wrote the AP essay, = technologies such as Tor, Bitcoin, and especially Ethereum and Augur simply= did not exist. But today they do, or at least they soon will. And th= at, I consider to be an extremely good thing.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"y= iv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6595"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div = dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6595">So perhaps = you will understand that I consider that trying to prevent _all_ "criminal = contracts" from being formed is a major, and indeed dangerous mistake. &nbs= p;While I do not believe that such an effort can ever succeed, I think it w= ould be best not to try.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_= 0_1_1442825109502_6595"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv= 5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6595"> &nbs= p; Jim Bell</div><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_6680"><= br clear=3D"none"></div><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_= 6738"><br clear=3D"none"></div> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_14428= 25109502_4963" style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetic= a, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> <div id=3D"yiv5182106= 525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4962" style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue, Hel= vetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> = <div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4961"> <div = class=3D"yiv5182106525qtdSeparateBR" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_20829= "><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div class=3D"yiv5182106525yq= t9568891420" id=3D"yiv5182106525yqtfd98087"><hr id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16= _0_1_1442825109502_5198" size=3D"1"> <font id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1= _1442825109502_4964" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <b id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3= _16_0_1_1442825109502_6555"><span id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_144282510= 9502_6554" style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ari Juels <juels= @cornell.edu><br clear=3D"none"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">To= :</span></b> jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com> <br clear=3D"none"><b><spa= n style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> "runting@gmail.com" <runtin= g@gmail.com>; "akosba@cs.umd.edu" <akosba@cs.umd.edu> <br clear=3D= "none"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, Se= ptember 16, 2015 2:32 PM<br clear=3D"none"> <b id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_= 0_1_1442825109502_5055"><span id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502= _5054" style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Your paper on cr= iminal contracts<br clear=3D"none"> </font> </div></div><div class=3D"yiv51= 82106525yqt9568891420" id=3D"yiv5182106525yqtfd83074"> <div class=3D"yiv518= 2106525y_msg_container" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4965"=
<br clear=3D"none"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3= _16_0_1_1442825109502_4968"> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4967"> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4966">Dear Mr. Bell,</di= v> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4969"><br clear=3D"none"=
</div> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4970">Thank you for your= original note and follow-up. We=E2=80=99re indeed planning to read your es= say and cite it as appropriate in our next paper revision (slated to come o= ut in January).</div> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4972"> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4971"><font class=3D"yiv= 5182106525Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><font class=3D"yiv5182106525A= pple-style-span" face=3D"Calibri"><br clear=3D"none"> </font></font></div> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4973"><font class=3D"yiv= 5182106525Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><font class=3D"yiv5182106525A= pple-style-span" face=3D"Calibri">Yours,</font></font></div> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4974"><font class=3D"yiv= 5182106525Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><font class=3D"yiv5182106525A= pple-style-span" face=3D"Calibri"><br clear=3D"none"> </font></font></div> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4975"><font class=3D"yiv= 5182106525Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><font class=3D"yiv5182106525A= pple-style-span" face=3D"Calibri">AJ</font></font></div> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4976"><br clear=3D"none"=
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"<a rel=3D"nof= ollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:runting@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank= " href=3D"mailto:runting@gmail.com">runting@gmail.com</a>" <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:runting@gmail.com= " target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:runting@gmail.com">runting@gmail.com</a>= >; "<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:akosba@cs.umd.e= du" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:akosba@cs.umd.edu">akosba@cs.umd.edu</= a>" <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:akosba@cs.umd.= edu" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:akosba@cs.umd.edu">akosba@cs.umd.edu<= /a>>; Cpunks List <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mail= to:cypherpunks@cpunks.org" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:cypherpunks@cpu= nks.org">cypherpunks@cpunks.org</a>> <br clear=3D"none"> <b id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442033498384_3522"><span id=3D"yiv51821= 06525yui_3_16_0_1_1442033498384_3521" style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Sent:</sp= an></b> Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:14 AM<br clear=3D"none"> <b id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1440878565794_3914"><span id=3D"yiv51821= 06525yui_3_16_0_1_1440878565794_3913" style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Subject:<= /span></b> Your paper on criminal contracts<br clear=3D"none"> </font></div> <div class=3D"yiv5182106525y_msg_container" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1= _1440878565794_3904"> <br clear=3D"none"> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525"> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1440878565794_3906"> <div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1440878565794_3905" style=3D"color:#00= 0;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetic= a, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> Dear Professors Juels (<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id=3D"yiv51821065= 25yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5046" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.ari= juels.com/">http://www.arijuels.com/</a>) and Shi (<a rel=3D"nofollow" shap= e=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:runting@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"m= ailto:runting@gmail.com">runting@gmail.com</a>), and Ahmed Kosba <a r= el=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:akosba@cs.umd.edu" target= =3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:akosba@cs.umd.edu">akosba@cs.umd.edu</a> : = I've found a reference to your recent paper, <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id=3D"yiv51821065= 25yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5047" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.ini= tc3.org/publications.html">http://www.initc3.org/publications.html</a>.&nbs= p; "The Ring of Gyges: Using Smart Contracts for Crime." Perhap= s you are not aware, but 20 years ago (1995-6) I wrote an essay on a very s= imilar subject. I called it "Assassination Politics". cryptome.org/ap= .htm . Jim Bell</di= v> </div> </div> <br clear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"none"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br clear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"none"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div></div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div> </div></div><div c= lass=3D"yiv5182106525yqt9568891420" id=3D"yiv5182106525yqtfd06395"> </div><= /div><div class=3D"yiv5182106525yqt9568891420" id=3D"yiv5182106525yqtfd4895= 2"> </div></div></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div> <= /div> </div></div> </div></div></div></div></body></html> ------=_Part_1164330_120160450.1442874412718--