Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds of years

Re:Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds ... by pushrax on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:33PM (#26575925)

You could split wood more than 2 ways, then register one of the pieces. Or a system of splitting multiple pieces of wood, leaving some for registration. No idea if this is what anyone has done.

Signing makes sense.

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Re:Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds ... by Spivak on Thursday March 25, 2021 @12:09AM (#26576510)

But if you have a system where you can register the stick then why do you need the stick? Just register the contract with this, apparently trusted, 3rd party.

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Re:Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds ... by kgwgk on Thursday March 25, 2021 @04:29AM (#26577663)

The third party and the registered stick slice aren't required to add marks to the outstanding sticks.

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Re:Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds ... by AngryData on Thursday March 25, 2021 @02:40AM (#26577155)

Splitting more tallies from one stick was done on certain occasions, especially if intentional fraud was a concern.

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