From: Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 18:16:47 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: [noise] Re: Crippled Notes export encryption
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960125090719.008efa3c@mail.teleport.com>
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At 08:24 PM 1/24/96 -0500, you wrote:
>In article <9601242357.AA02688@alpha>, Mike McNally <m5@dev.tivoli.com> wrote:
>>This sounds fishy to me.  I don't recall reading anything to suggest
>>that export of cryptographic software (or any other munition) requires
>>that the stuff be *used* outside the US for an offense to be
>>committed; why should export of a cryptographer's wetware be any
>>different?  Either the expertise leaves the country or it doesn't, I'd
>>think.
>
>Here's section 120.17 of ITAR:
>
>@ 120.17 -- Export.
>
>   Export means:
>
>   (6) A launch vehicle or payload shall not, by reason of the launching of
such
>vehicle, be considered an export for purposes of this subchapter. However, for
>certain limited purposes (see @ 126.1 of this subchapter), the controls of this
>subchapter may apply to any sale, transfer or proposal to sell or transfer
>defense articles or defense services.

So we could launch Jeff Wienstien in a rocket without violating ITAR as long
as we do not sell him.

"Hey Jeff... Want a ride?" ];>

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