From: Alan Davidson <abd@cdt.org>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 06:47:02 +0800
To: "William H. Geiger III" <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: IBM sues critics?
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At 11:17 AM -0500 6/16/97, William H. Geiger III wrote:
>
>Has there been any conformation on this?
>
>I would like to get in touch with some of my contacts at IBM but would
>like to have some info on this first.


To the best of my knowledge neither CDT nor any of the individual authors
has been served with any papers or received any other notice of a suit
regarding the key recovery report. (Available at
http://www.crypto.com/key_study)

I suspect that the last thing IBM would want to do is give this experts'
report
more publicity.  At this point, rumors of a lawsuit appear to be unfounded.

And remember: In libel cases, truth is always a defense.  :)

	-- Alan Davidson
	   Staff Counsel, CDT
	   "I work for shallow pockets"


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