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1996-04-20 - Bernstein ruling meets the virus law

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From: tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-04-20 06:06:10 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 14:06:10 +0800

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From: tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 14:06:10 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law
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It should be interesting to see what happens when the Bernstein ruling
(assuming it is further upheld as the court case and appeals proceed) meets
the proposed law making the writing of virus code a crime.

If crypto  software is essentially speech, albeit in a non-traditional
human language, then virus software is no different.

--Tim May

Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software!
We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed.
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