[66199] in Cypherpunks
Re: (Fwd) Australian "ITAR" regulations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Geoffrey KEATING)
Mon Sep 23 04:46:43 1996
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 18:30:52 +1000 (EST)
From: Geoffrey KEATING <geoffk@discus.anu.edu.au>
To: cjh@osa.com.au
Cc: trei@process.com, ssl-users@mincom.oz.au, cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199609230132.LAA08960@rosella.osa.com.au> (cjh@osa.com.au)
Reply-To: Geoff.Keating@anu.edu.au
> Peter Trei writes:
> > Forwarded from the cypherpunks list...
> > http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp.pl/au/legis/cth/consol_reg/cer439/sch13.html?query=cryptographic
>
> Thanks for posting this URL Peter. Of particular note is the heading:
>
> > 43. Other goods as follows:
>
> An anonymous opinion from inside the Defence Dept holds that electronic
> bits on a wire do not constitute goods, and as a result if you ship
> electronically, you are not subject to the regulations. If you ship a
> CD or floppy or other physical media containing software, you violate the
> regulations.
If you glance at reg. 13b, under 'software', you'll find that it
specifically says '"software" means [program(s)] fixed in any tangible
medium of expression'.
--
-Geoff Keating (Geoff.Keating@anu.edu.au)
