On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Black Unicorn wrote:
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 17:07:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li> To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com> Cc: Remo Pini <rp@rpini.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com Subject: Re: Fw: Re: ITAR satellite provision
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"A launch vehicle or payload shall not, by reason of the launching of such vehicle, be considered an export for purposes of this subchapter."
Focus on "by reason of launching of such vehicle,"
Launching a vehicle alone is not export. It takes more than launch to make it an export. More than the launching is not much. [...] -- I hate lightning - finger for public key - Vote Monarchist unicorn@schloss.li
So.. if I were to take PGP, put it on a floppy disk, tape it to a model rocket, and launch it across the mexican border, that's not exporting it (although the FAA might complain)? --Deviant "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." --Mahatma Gandhi