My name came up several times during the Bell trial,
with the connection being that it was "in a message to Ray
Dillinger" that Bell hatched an idea for using PCB's to
destroy the value of seized automobiles, and that this letter
"to Ray Dillinger" was found on the seized computer.
The fact is, that message was not written to me. It
was written to the cypherpunks list. The message was not in
response to anything I wrote, either. The only thing that
connects me to that message is that I responded to it, suggesting
putrescene instead and pointing out that it, unlike PCB's, is
perfectly legal to apply to your own property prior to seizure.
I have not been accused of anything, nor yet charged,
subpeona'd, or detained. But this error in the record worries
me. And in the future it could worry potential employers, etc.
I believe that there is a substantial risk that this erroneous
information in the public record will do me harm.
Is there any procedure for correcting the record?
Are there any consequences to the prosecution for making
such an error in their case? I don't believe the identity of
the presumed "person the message was written to" is germane to
the case, so on the one hand I don't think the error affects
their case at all and on the other, I don't know why a name had
to be trotted out in court in the first place. The fact that it
was my own name (false information) and that there is a risk
that it will do me harm is upsetting.
Bear
