1997-05-21 - encryption laws (fwd)
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From: Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com>
To: cypherpunks@EINSTEIN.ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
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UTC Datetime: 1997-05-21 04:45:58 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 12:45:58 +0800
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From: Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 12:45:58 +0800
To: cypherpunks@EINSTEIN.ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: encryption laws (fwd)
Message-ID: <199705210354.WAA11857@einstein.ssz.com>
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> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1993 23:04:39 -0400
> From: Allan Thompson <sparky12@earthlink.net>
> Subject: encryption laws
> 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' ?
If they had reasonable cause to believe you had knowledge of the key and
were refusing to divulge it under direct order of the court you would be
held in contempt until you were very old and gray.
Jim Choate
CyberTects
ravage@ssz.com
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- 1997-05-21 (Wed, 21 May 1997 12:45:58 +0800) - encryption laws (fwd) - Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com>
- 1997-05-21 (Wed, 21 May 1997 13:50:01 +0800) - Compelling a key - Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
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