[67045] in Cypherpunks
Re: White House crypto proposal -- too little, too late
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ben)
Wed Oct 2 05:09:31 1996
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 10:41:52 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Ben <ben@EdelWeb.fr>
To: John Anonymous MacDonald <nobody@cypherpunks.ca>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199610020350.UAA08078@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
> I don't doubt that they can do this if they really want to, but I
> wonder what legal basis they will use for import restrictions.
>
> Are there any current import restrictions for products on can legally
> manufacture, sell, and use in the United States?
While I'd wager that this would be a violation of GATT's competition
clause, since it would favor domestic firms over foreign ones, there is a
loophole in GATT for national security that could be invoked.
Ben.
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Ben Samman.................................................ben@edelweb.fr
Paris, France Illudium Q36 Explosive Space Modulator
