On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Trei, Peter wrote:

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Jim Choate[SMTP:ravage@einstein.ssz.com]

Subject: Inferno: Cold War encryption laws stand, but not as firmly | CNET News.com (fwd)

This is great news for crypto...

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5092154.html?tag=nefd_top

[Judge Patel throws out Bernstein case after USG 'promises' not to enforce the laws requiring notification of publication of crypto source code]

There was something else in that story that was even more important than this ruling. What was it Peter? This is a great reason not to rely on other peoples synopsis and read the articles for yourself. Think for yourself. Computer code was found to have 1st Amendment protection. It was a form of communications. -- -- Lo! Men have become the tools of their tools - H.D. Thoreau ravage@ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.com www.ssz.com www.open-forge.com