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jim bell jdb10987 at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 10 11:45:29 PST 2019 

mail.com>; "akosba at cs.umd.edu" <akosba at cs.umd.edu>; Cpunks List <cypherpunk=
s at 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 at gmail.com=
), and Ahmed Kosba =C2=A0akosba at 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





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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=
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qt8385359817" id=3D"yiv5182106525yqt05665"><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16=
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"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_18469" style=3D"font-family:Helvet=
icaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-s=
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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 at yahoo=
.com><br clear=3D"none"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">To:</span>=
</b> Ari Juels <juels at cornell.edu> <br clear=3D"none"><b><span style=
=3D"font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> "runting at gmail.com" <runting at gmail=
.com>; "akosba at cs.umd.edu" <akosba at cs.umd.edu>; Cpunks List <cy=
pherpunks at 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=
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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), &nbsp=
;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"=
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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 at minder.net/msg02068.html">http=
://www.mail-archive.com/cypherpunks-moderated at 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=
><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><br c=
lear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_144282=
5109502_5058"><a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_1=
6_0_1_1442825109502_6418" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://c4ss.org/conten=
t/1157">https://c4ss.org/content/1157</a><br clear=3D"none"></div><div id=
=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><br clear=3D"none"></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><a rel=
=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_=
6562" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://archive.is/zYH0e" style=3D"backgroun=
d-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">series -- anti-state.com</a><br clear=3D"none"=
></div><div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_5058"><br clear=
=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109=
502_6595"><a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_=
1_1442825109502_6678" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://www.reddit.com/r/An=
archo_Capitalism/comments/2jo578/arguments_for_against_insurrectionist_anca=
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"><=
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_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 at yahoo.com> <br clear=3D"none"><b><spa=
n style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> "runting at gmail.com" <runtin=
g at gmail.com>; "akosba at cs.umd.edu" <akosba at 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=
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<div id=3D"yiv5182106525yui_3_16_0_1_1442825109502_4966">Dear Mr. Bell,</di=
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<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>
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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=
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ailto:runting at gmail.com">runting at gmail.com</a>), and Ahmed Kosba  <a r=
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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=
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