Law mother fucking suit ... i will contact my lawyer friends - see if anyo= ne thinks you have standing =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Don't bother. =C2=A0It was somewhat of a joke for me to menti= on the "story royalty" line. =C2=A0 Since having spent thousands of hours i= n Federal prison law libraries, I studied many different areas of law, far = beyond criminal law and appeals, including copyright law. =C2=A0I am not aw= are that copyright law would protect such an idea. =C2=A0If I had written a= play or a script for a movie, THAT would be my own under copyright law. = =C2=A0But not merely the underlying idea. =C2=A0Now, nothing would prevent = one of these studios from giving me some sort of credit on a line at the en= d of the show, but they wouldn't owe me money legally. =C2=A0I am much more= upset that they took TWENTY FUCKING YEARS to steal the idea, than the fact= they 'stole' it. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I should also take the opportunity to point out that I wrote = my AP essay independently from, and completely unaware of, the previous dis= cussions by Tim May and Robin Hanson. =C2=A0(I didn't even have Internet ac= cess, except as a portal, until mid-1995, and was entirely unaware of the C= ypherpunks list; =C2=A0AP part one was actually published here by somebody = else.). =C2=A0 =C2=A0 The major differences included: =C2=A0Tim May and Robin Hanso= n both referred to the idea, the one that would one day be seen as "assassi= nation markets", as being "abhorrent markets". =C2=A0See Cyphernomicon 16.1= 6.4. That they were repelled by the idea, presumably, is one reason they di= dn't rhetorically follow the concept out to its ultimate, logical outcome. = =C2=A0I, on the other hand, and totally unaware of their work, thought that= assassination markets would actually be a truly wonderful idea, precisely = because of their capability to destroy governments, make militaries unneces= sary and indeed impossible to maintain (critically, including nuclear weapo= ns), and completely replace the current 'criminal justice system' with a fa= r-fairer alternative. =C2=A0THEY merely stuck their big toes into the cold = pool, whereas I did a belly-flop. =C2=A0(With the accompanying pain, <sigh>= ). =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 They probably started out by thinking something like, "If per= son A can anonymously hire person B to kill person C, that could lead to mi= schief." =C2=A0Sure it could. =C2=A0But I approached the problem differentl= y: =C2=A0I saw that very few people would want to pay, say, $10,000 to buy = someone else's death. =C2=A0But I immediately also saw that 10,000 people m= ight want to pay $1 each for that outcome. =C2=A0That amounts to a crowdsou= rced decision, with its accompanying advantages and benefits. =C2=A0And I a= lso saw that such a functioning system would deter virtually everything whi= ch we call wrong in today's society. =C2=A0Anybody who is trying to argue a= gainst an AP-type system is inherently attempting to defend the hugely flaw= ed status quo, even if they don't realize that. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I also solved David Friedman's "Hard problem", see his book, = "The Machinery of Freedom", =C2=A0the previously-assumed difficulty or impo= ssibility of providing for the defense of a fully libertarian or anarchisti= c society. =C2=A0Perhaps my big advantage was that I didn't know Friedman's= "Hard Problem" even existed, at least under that label, until long after I= 'd already solved it.=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Jim Bell
From:</span></b> Cari Machet <carimachet@gmail.com><br> <b>To:</span></b> coderman <coderman@gmail.com>= ; <br><b>Cc:</span></b> cpunks <cyphe= rpunks@cpunks.org>; jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com> <br> Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 30, 2015 8= :03 PM<br> Subject:</span></b> R= e: The Black List<br> </font> </div>
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<div></div><b><br></div>I should also take the opportunity to poi= nt out that I wrote my AP essay independently from, and completely unaware = of, the previous discussions by Tim May and Robin Hanson. (I didn't e= ven have Internet access, except as a portal, until mid-1995, and was entir= ely unaware of the Cypherpunks list; AP part one was actually publish= ed here by somebody else.).</div><br></div>The major differences included: Tim May and Robi= n Hanson both referred to the idea, the one that would one day be seen as "= assassination markets", as being "abhorrent markets". See Cyphernomic= on 16.16.4. That they were repelled by the idea, presumably, is one reason = they didn't rhetorically follow the concept out to its ultimate, logical ou= tcome. I, on the other hand, and totally unaware of their work, thoug= ht that assassination markets would actually be a truly wonderful idea, pre= cisely because of their capability to destroy governments, make militaries = unnecessary and indeed impossible to maintain (critically, including nuclea= r weapons), and completely replace the current 'criminal justice system' wi= th a far-fairer alternative. THEY merely stuck their big toes into th= e cold pool, whereas I did a belly-flop. (With the accompanying pain,= <sigh>). </div><br></div>They probably started out by thinking something like, "If p= erson A can anonymously hire person B to kill person C, that could lead to = mischief." Sure it could. But I approached the problem differen= tly: I saw that very few people would want to pay, say, $10,000 to bu= y someone else's death. But I immediately also saw that 10,000 people= might want to pay $1 each for that outcome. That amounts to a crowds= ourced decision, with its accompanying advantages and benefits. And I= also saw that such a functioning system would deter virtually everything w= hich we call wrong in today's society. Anybody who is trying to argue= against an AP-type system is inherently attempting to defend the hugely fl= awed status quo, even if they don't realize that.</div><br></div>I also solved David Friedman's = "Hard problem", see his book, "The Machinery of Freedom", the previou= sly-assumed difficulty or impossibility of providing for the defense of a f= ully libertarian or anarchistic society. Perhaps my big advantage was= that I didn't know Friedman's "Hard Problem" even existed, at least under = that label, until long after I'd already solved it. </div><br></div>=&nbs= p; Jim Bell</div><br></div><br><br></div><br></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html> ------=_Part_259692_252577611.1446314995160-- Download2283Age (days ago)2283Last active (days ago)
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