1993-08-27 - Re: Viacrypt PGP source code unavailable

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From: peter honeyman <honey@citi.umich.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-08-27 21:12:55 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 27 Aug 93 14:12:55 PDT

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From: peter honeyman <honey@citi.umich.edu>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 93 14:12:55 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Viacrypt PGP source code unavailable
Message-ID: <9308272112.AA17537@toad.com>
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>                               Yet still some people pay for software because
> they feel better using a legal version.  People who feel this way would
> perhaps also prefer a legal version of PGP.

i remind you (all) that the courts have long recognized an exemption
from patent infringement liability for research and experimental use.

this exemption makes my use of pgp legal, maybe yours, too

	peter





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