[ExI] bitcoin again

[Adrian Tymes]

On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 10:57 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
> Of *Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
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> It:  BANG {slams big wooden hammer on desk {why are they still doing
> that?}}  Out of my courtroom, all of yas.  spike
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> >…Doesn't follow.  The numbers are themselves property - not "intellectual
> property", but ordinary property even if in a non-physical form…
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> I agree Adrian, you know it, I know it, everyone here knows it.  My
> prediction is that the criminal courts will not accept the liability of
> enforcing ownership law on cryptocurrency.  I predict they will just tell
> crypto holders they are on their own: homemade currency, homemade security
> to protect it.
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I disagree.  Property is property, homemade or not.

If the courts ruled otherwise, that opens way too many run-arounds of
existing law.
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