1996-10-02 - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late

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From: Ben <ben@EdelWeb.fr>
To: John Anonymous MacDonald <nobody@cypherpunks.ca>
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Reply To: <199610020350.UAA08078@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1996-10-02 11:06:03 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 19:06:03 +0800

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From: Ben <ben@EdelWeb.fr>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 19:06:03 +0800
To: John Anonymous MacDonald <nobody@cypherpunks.ca>
Subject: Re: White House crypto proposal -- too little, too late
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> I don't doubt that they can do this if they really want to, but I
> wonder what legal basis they will use for import restrictions.
> 
> Are there any current import restrictions for products on can legally
> manufacture, sell, and use in the United States?

While I'd wager that this would be a violation of GATT's competition
clause, since it would favor domestic firms over foreign ones, there is a
loophole in GATT for national security that could be invoked.

Ben.
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Ben Samman.................................................ben@edelweb.fr
Paris, France                      Illudium Q36 Explosive Space Modulator

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• 1996-10-02 (Wed, 2 Oct 1996 11:08:12 +0800) - White House crypto proposal – too little, too late - Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
  • 1996-10-02 (Wed, 2 Oct 1996 15:06:12 +0800) - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late - nobody@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald)
    • 1996-10-02 (Wed, 2 Oct 1996 16:20:03 +0800) - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late - Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
    • 1996-10-02 (Wed, 2 Oct 1996 19:06:03 +0800) - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late - Ben <ben@EdelWeb.fr>
    • 1996-10-03 (Thu, 3 Oct 1996 16:41:32 +0800) - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late - “Douglas R. Floyd” <dfloyd@io.com>
  • 1996-10-02 (Wed, 2 Oct 1996 18:35:05 +0800) - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late - “Timothy C. May” <tcmay@got.net>
  • 1996-10-07 (Mon, 7 Oct 1996 16:15:37 +0800) - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late - Marshall Clow <mclow@owl.csusm.edu>
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