At 10:07 AM 6/6/2001 -0700, Tim May wrote:
It is important that Felton win his case. What I wonder is even if he does will the courts create only a very narrow exception for credentialed scientists working at recognized institutions? As far as I'm concerned anyone who is curious, learns something and wants to publish should have the same rights as a prof at any university. So even if he wins the battle is far from over.
This seems like a likely outcome, part of the "credentialling of America."
There are parts of biological research which can only be done by approved, credentialled researchers. Ditto for weapons work of various kinds.
I'm aware of the FAA restrictions on rocket launching (although there doesn't appear to be curbs on development or static testing). Where can one find those related to biology?
Any search with Google on the right keywords will turn up many hits. The Anti-Terrorism Act of 1996 makes nearly every facet of experimentations with potential biological warfare agents or techniques a federal crime if the proper permission slips are not obtained. --Tim May -- Timothy C. May tcmay@got.net Corralitos, California Political: Co-founder Cypherpunks/crypto anarchy/Cyphernomicon Technical: physics/soft errors/Smalltalk/Squeak/agents/games/Go Personal: b.1951/UCSB/Intel '74-'86/retired/investor/motorcycles/guns