1994-05-28 - Re: Why it is legal to export PGP under ITAR

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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-05-28 06:47:59 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 27 May 94 23:47:59 PDT

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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
Date: Fri, 27 May 94 23:47:59 PDT
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Why it is legal to export PGP under ITAR
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nobody said:
> The US ITAR law exempts many things from export restrictions, among them,
> materials availiable in public libraries.

The gotcha is that you can't necessarily *put* it in a library.
It's like the publication catch-22.

   Eli   ebrandt@hmc.edu






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