17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Peter Trei writes:
Forwarded from the cypherpunks list... http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp.pl/au/legis/cth/consol_reg/cer439...
Thanks for posting this URL Peter. Of particular note is the heading:
43. Other goods as follows:
An anonymous opinion from inside the Defence Dept holds that electronic bits on a wire do not constitute goods, and as a result if you ship electronically, you are not subject to the regulations. If you ship a CD or floppy or other physical media containing software, you violate the regulations.
If you glance at reg. 13b, under 'software', you'll find that it specifically says '"software" means [program(s)] fixed in any tangible medium of expression'. -- -Geoff Keating (Geoff.Keating@anu.edu.au)