On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, John Gilmore wrote:
NSA's export controls. We overturned them by a pretty thin margin. The government managed to maneuver such that no binding precedents were set: if they unilaterally change the regulations tomorrow to block the export of public domain crypto, they wouldn't be violating any court orders or any judicial decisions. I.e. they are not BOUND by the policy change.
That's not accurate. There have been several court rulings finding source code and such protected by the 1st. This would provide a lever that was not there previously. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------