Ian Goldberg writes: : In article <43qrhf$gd5@tera.mcom.com>, : Jeff Weinstein <jsw@neon.netscape.com> wrote: : > I think that the general opinion of engineers and management here at : >Netscape is that it would be A Really Good Thing to have our US-only : >128+ bit version of Netscape Navigator available for download by US : >citizens and others who are not legally prohibited from using it. : : Who _is_ legally prohibited from using it? I think there are some countries : where the very use of crypto is illegal (could someone please list them?), : but who else? : : There are some people that may be legally prohibited from _obtaining_ it : from a US site (ITAR yadda), but even so, if JRFurriner downloads : crypto from company C's site in the US, who's guilty of ITAR-violation? : Company C for making it available, or JRF for initiating the action : that caused the bits to be send out of the country? : : - Ian "my, I seem to be posting a lot tonight" Probably both have violated the ITAR, but neither will be actually prosecuted. On the other hand, Company C will be threatened and harassed until it stops making the software available. -- Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH Internet: junger@pdj2-ra.f-remote.cwru.edu junger@samsara.law.cwru.edu