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1996-08-01 - Re: Let’s Say “No!” to Single, World Versions of Software

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From: “Peter D. Junger” <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
To: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>
Message Hash: c0428580536f90e2ed7cb840898d7a8860db9a73371d89436b2f2dcc2d72d58a
Message ID: <199608010243.WAA28665@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Reply To: <31FFCD1E.3F54@netscape.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-08-01 05:20:20 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 13:20:20 +0800

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From: "Peter D. Junger" <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 13:20:20 +0800
To: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>
Subject: Re: Let's Say "No!" to Single, World Versions of Software
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Message-ID: <199608010243.WAA28665@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
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Tom Weinstein writes:

: Mark M. wrote:
: > On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, Tom Weinstein wrote:
: > 
: >> We won't do this.  Our domestic version will always contain the
: >> strongest crypto we can provide.
: > 
: > Then what is the concern about anonymous arms-traffickers uploading
: > the strong crypto version to foreign FTP sites?  I recall you saying
: > that the State Department might revoke Netscape's "permission" to
: > provide a domestic version if it was exported.
: 
: The only thing they can revoke is their permission to provide it for
: download over the internet.  They can't revoke our permission to sell
: it in stores or via snail mail.

Why can't they?  What steps do you take to make sure that the people
you sell it to aren't--gasp--foreign persons?

--
Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH
Internet:  junger@pdj2-ra.f-remote.cwru.edu    junger@samsara.law.cwru.edu

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