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From: "Gil Hamilton" <gil_hamilton@hotmail.com> To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 06:42:42 PST Reply-To: "Gil Hamilton" <gil_hamilton@hotmail.com> Tim May writes: > >On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Tim May wrote: > >> OK, so assuming this story is true, JUST WHAT IS THE EXPORT POLICY OF > >> AUSTRALIA? > >> > >> And how does this square with the RSA Australia deal, whereby "Eric and > >> Tim" (the _other_ Eric and Tim, needless to say) will be free to export > >> stuff related to SSLeay from Australia? > It certainly doesn't sound like Australia will then be the source of > world-wide strong crypto incorporated into SSL, as some were envisioning > when the Australial RSA deal was announced. > > I can't imagine the Australians letting out a product which pokes a stick > in the eye of their minders in Washington. It appears that the general consensus is that current Australian law does not cover such "intangible" exports as Internet downloads. Though it sounds like the usual "national defense" scaremongers (DSD in this case) would like to change that. (And of course--like their US counterparts -- they're not in the least hesitant to *threaten* prosecution to try to scare people into complying with what they wish the law was.) Here are a couple of references I found: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dtphone/gonzo/theoz/goodmen.html http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dtphone/gonzo/theoz/fighting_tide.html - GH ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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