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Re: FreeSWAN & US export controls
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Choate)
Tue Dec 11 02:06:11 2001
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 00:18:20 -0600 (CST)
From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
To: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com
Cc: cryptography@wasabisystems.com, gnu@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <200112110504.VAA27366@toad.com>
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, John Gilmore wrote:
> NSA's export controls. We overturned them by a pretty thin margin.
> The government managed to maneuver such that no binding precedents
> were set: if they unilaterally change the regulations tomorrow to
> block the export of public domain crypto, they wouldn't be violating
> any court orders or any judicial decisions. I.e. they are not BOUND
> by the policy change.
That's not accurate. There have been several court rulings finding source
code and such protected by the 1st. This would provide a lever that was
not there previously.
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