Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:

The same guy informed me later that he discovered a closed-form solution to some very interesting problems 9related to Black-Scholes) which according to the open literature either can't be done accurately at all, or require incredible amounts of cpu time for monte carlo simulations. he doesn't wish tio publish it (although it would make him quite a celebrity) and now he's going crazy trying to figure out a way to sell it in such a way that he can't get screwed again. How would crypto help if at all? ...........................................................

I don't know about crypto, but I just attended a very informative financial forum on protecting intellectual property, presented by two representatives from Arthur Andersen and Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP. I picked up a little brochure which the attorney firm had available for attendees: We counsel and represent inventors, authors, publishers, visual artists, and musicians as they face a host of new and important issues. Preston Gates attorneys negotiate the use of creative expression in the full range of media, from CD-Roms and on-line services to interactive television and video games. We monitor and advise clients on developments in consumer protection, defamation, infringement, and other legal areas that affect their ability to develop and market creative properties. {etc} web site: www.prestongates.com, email: infotech@prestongates.com .. Blanc