[14395] in Cypherpunks
Re: Why it is legal to export PGP under ITAR
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lefty)
Sun May 29 13:38:58 1994
Date: Sun, 29 May 1994 09:28:38 -0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: lefty@apple.com (Lefty)
>The US ITAR law exempts many things from export restrictions, among them,
>materials availiable in public libraries. It gives no special definition for a
>library. My American Heritage Dictionary defines "library" as, among other
>things, "An orginized collection of recorded data arranged for ease of use."
>IOW, an ftp site. Which means that if a program is available from a public ftp
>site, you're legally allowed to export it. :)
Congratulations on outsmarting the United States Government. No doubt
they'll shrug their shoulders and pout while you go right ahead and export
all the stuff you want.
Perry, what was the name of the fellow who proved that the IRS couldn't
collect taxes from him? How many bullets did they put in him?
--
Lefty [gYon-Pa] (lefty@apple.com)
C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.
