Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.4 and Strong Cryptography... | Date | Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:24:22 -0300 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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Matthias Andree <ma@dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de> said: > "Michael H. Warfield" <mhw@wittsend.com> writes: > > > ] SEC. 740.13 TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE < UNRESTRICTED (TSU) > > ] > > ] (2) You may not knowingly export or re-export source code or > > ] products developed with this source code to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, > > ] Libya, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. > > ] > > ] (3) Posting of the source code on the Internet (e.g., FTP or > > ] World Wide Web site) where the source code may be downloaded by > > ] anyone would not establish "knowledge" as described in subparagraph > > ] (2) of this section. In addition, such posting would not trigger > > ] "red flags" necessitating the affirmative duty to inquire under > > ] the "Know Your Customer" guidance provided in Supplement No. 3 > > ] to Part 732.
> Although it does not affect me where I live, these two subsections are > the outcome of a twisted mind. You may not export things to the > countries named in (2), but you may publicly offer the stuff for im- and > export (download). Subtlety: with active FTP, you actually have your FTP > server export things. %-) > > Thus, (3) effectively swallows (2), both paragraphs could safely be > omitted.
It is not the same. If I make a CD and send it to Cuba somehow, the NSA won't be able to catch it in flight ;-) -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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