Quote from: conspirosphere.tk on November 23, 2012, 07:31:56 PM

Quote from: Deprived on November 23, 2012, 07:15:50 PM

No you don't.

I mean: do you sign your email to his lawyer? With your real name? Because if you don't sign it, he might say that he doe snot deal with anons, and if you use a fake name it may start another mess.

Obviously I'd not advocate using fake names. But I'd expect that anyone who used one would be using a different email address to their GLBSE-associated one to ask questions, then mailing from their "proper" email and signing with their real name if they ever actually claimed. Not quite sure how signing (with a fake name) an email from a disposable email address just to ask some questions could lead to a mess. Worst that can happen is the lawyer refuses to reply without receiving ID - and that's really not likely: making a demand and refusing to explain it wouldn't exactly strength giga's case if this ever went to court or a regulatory body.

Reason giga's insisting on you contacting his lawyer rather than answeing himself is entirely straight-forward and standard. You don't buy a guard-dog and then bark yourself.

I'm sure his lawyer will happily answer each and every email to him - he gets paid for it, so more emails means more money. Lawyers LOVE exchanging correspondence endlessly (if being paid by a private client) - it's what makes them money. Dunno what rates his charges but expect every email the lawyer even opens costs a fair few $ before he's even clicked the reply button: a minimum charge per item of correspondence received/read is not uncommon.