From: Ryan Anderson <randerso@ece.eng.wayne.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 22:03:42 +0800
To: cypherpunks@algebra.com
Subject: Re: encryption laws
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On Thu, 15 Jul 1993, Allan Thompson wrote:

>         Would it be possible for a court to subpeona a encrypted file or key,
> and order you to tell them the key ?
> If you didn't would you be held in 'contempt of court' ?

Well, it's probable that you could use the 5th amendment to prevent it,
but yes, I suspect you could have problems with that defense.

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