Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 3 Aug 2000 19:05:44 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: FW: Crypto |
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Linda Walsh wrote: > That's because you couldn't distribute *new* copies. I would > surmise that there was zero effort to recall copies that had been > downloaded. > > I could see that americans couldn't speak or express** coding > algorithms after a new cryptography ban went into effect, but I > don't see that books already sold, or programs downloaded or source > given away would be affected.
The FreeSWAN folks would want to distribute works _derived_ from the code written by the US citizens.
That would make the new code a product of US citizens and others (even though the process of deriving the new work would not be done by US citizens), and therefore still subject to the US/Canada treaty.
> However, it sounds like Canada views has bowed down to the US > government giving up protections for its own citizens if there has > been US involvement.
Exactly that.
-- Jamie
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