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1996-12-30 - Re: New crypto regulations

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From: “David Lesher / hated by RBOC’s in 5 states” <wb8foz@wauug.erols.com>
To: gt@kdn0.attnet.or.jp (Gemini Thunder)
Message Hash: 2c6dd1acf62615daeb11b45feb799a63f65fca28f7ffda632fe3a7f58cee1c31
Message ID: <199612300338.WAA00940@wauug.erols.com>
Reply To: <32cc13c3.83442324@kdn0.attnet.or.jp>
UTC Datetime: 1996-12-30 03:38:45 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 19:38:45 -0800 (PST)

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From: "David Lesher / hated by RBOC's in 5 states" <wb8foz@wauug.erols.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 19:38:45 -0800 (PST)
To: gt@kdn0.attnet.or.jp (Gemini Thunder)
Subject: Re: New crypto regulations
In-Reply-To: <32cc13c3.83442324@kdn0.attnet.or.jp>
Message-ID: <199612300338.WAA00940@wauug.erols.com>
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Gemini Thunder sez:
> 
> This is a big question for me.  How does the fact that the same exact
> information, when stored on magnetic media, cause it to lose its
> freedom of press protection?

You must understand that the USG faces a VERY big hurtle in
attempting to ban the book. Books have a history; one as old as the
Founding Fathers, older than the country and the Constitution, of
being protected.

In fact, this extends to other printed material; i.e newspapers.
They tried and failed to get "prior restraint" in the Pentagon
Papers case.

But in their quest to sandbag an already submerged dike, they hope
they can draw a line at magnetic media. It's untested, IMHO likely
to fail, but it's a hell of a lot better than trying to ban books.
They'd get laughed out of court.


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