[117312] in Cypherpunks
Re: ACTION ALERT: Crypto Legislation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Duncan Frissell)
Tue Aug 31 11:09:01 1999
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:51:53 -0400
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From: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
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Reply-To: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
Michael,
But what about the part of the SAFE bill that ciminalizes a violation of a
court order to decrypt? Are there any other cases where refusal to obey an
order in equity gives rise to a common law crime?
SEC. 14. FAILURE TO DECRYPT INFORMATION OBTAINED UNDER COURT ORDER.
Whoever is required by an order of any court to provide to the court
or any other party any information in such person's possession which has
been encrypted and who, having possession of the key or such other
capability to decrypt such information into the readable or comprehensible
format of such information prior to its encryption, fails to provide such
information in accordance with the order in such readable or
comprehensible form--
(1) in the case of a first offense under this section,
shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined under
title 18, United States Code, or both; and
(2) in the case of second or subsequent offense under this
section, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or
fined under title 18 United States Code, or both.
DCF
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