[117973] in Cypherpunks
Re: Crypto Law: Little Guy Loses
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Schear)
Thu Sep 16 23:19:45 1999
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 19:44:15 -0700
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From: Steve Schear <schear@lvcm.com>
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At 12:28 AM 9/17/99 +0200, Anonymous wrote:
>Crypto Law: Little Guy Loses
>by Declan McCullagh
>
><http://www.wired.com/news/print_version/politics/story/21790.html?wnpg=all>
>
>11:15 a.m. 16.Sep.99.PDT
>Thursday's White House announcement loosening encryption import standards
>may make it easier for big businesses, but it won't help anyone who wants to
>distribute software freely on the Web.
>
>The new rules, which still require government review and approval, would
>mean a programmer or company has to wade through Washington's bureaucratic
>swamp and most likely hire a not-inexpensive lawyer as a guide.
The BXA rules do not require approval prior to export. I specifically asked
William Reinsch this question at the Bay Area President's Export Council
Subcommittee on Encryption meeting a few months back. They may require you
meet their interpretation of the rules. My take is that you are free to
export without approval but may (almost certainly will) find yourself in
violation if you do not.
--Steve
