Re: crypto export from the UK
sameer <sameer@c2.org> wrote:
Could people in the UK please tell me what the crypto export laws are like there? I know someone who wrote some really great crypto code in the UK but isn't willing to distribute it because of crypto export laws... I was under the impression that it was legal to export crypto from the UK.
I believe that the laws regarding the export of crypto from the UK are very similar to the ITAR regs in the US. However our Government seems to take the view that putting crypto software on the net is not exporting it, the exporting is done whenever anyone from an export restricted country downloads the software and is done by them rather than by the person who made the software available. Strong crypto is therefore openly available from a number of places in this country, particually sable.ox.ac.uk at the university of Oxford. Of course IANAL and the government may change it's mind about the interpretation of these things but I would expect that your acquaintance would be perfectly safe distributing his software via sable (the ftp site (and its predicessor) have been distributing crypto software for a number of years and I have not heard of any problems). Jon C. Baber jbaber@mi.leeds.ac.uk http://www.chem.surrey.ac.uk:80/~ch02jb
On Thu, 19 Oct 1995 jbaber@mi.leeds.ac.uk wrote:
I believe that the laws regarding the export of crypto from the UK are very similar to the ITAR regs in the US. However our Government seems
According to the well researched list of various countries' crypto-laws that Bert-Jaap Koops published on this list last July, the UK does not have any laws against export of crypto. Here are some excerpts. Mats ***************************************************************** CRYPTO LAW SURVEY Version July 1995 Bert-Jaap Koops (koops@kub.nl) Please credit if quoting. .................................<snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------- SURVEY PER COUNTRY 1. Export/ import regulations 2. Other laws/regulations pertaining to encryption 3. Threats/ intentions to regulate encryption 4. Regulations stimulating encryption use ---------------------------------------------------------------- _COCOM_ 1. COCOM (Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls) is an international organization (Japan, Australia, and all NATO members, Ireland excluded) for the mutual control (and restriction) of strategic arms export. It maintains, among others, the International Industrial List and the International Munitions List. In 1991, COCOM has decided to allow export of mass-market cryptographic software (including public domain software). Some member countries of COCOM follow its regulations, but others, such as Germany and the United States, maintain separate regulations. .............................<snip> _United Kingdom_ 1. COCOM regulations. 2. no 3. In its policy on the information superhighway, Labour states it does not approve of escrowed encryption, but it wishes authorities to have the power to demand decryption under judicial warrant. It seems, then, that Labour intends to penalize a refusal to comply with a demand to decrypt under judicial warrant. .............................<snip> END
Mr. Mats Bergstrom, On Thu, 19 Oct 1995 20:50:07 +0100 (MET) you said:
According to the well researched list of various countries' crypto-laws that Bert-Jaap Koops published on this list last July, the UK does not have any laws against export of crypto. Here are some excerpts. : : CRYPTO LAW SURVEY Version July 1995 Bert-Jaap Koops (koops@kub.nl) Please credit if quoting. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------- SURVEY PER COUNTRY 1. Export/ import regulations 2. Other laws/regulations pertaining to encryption 3. Threats/ intentions to regulate encryption 4. Regulations stimulating encryption use : : _COCOM_ 1. COCOM (Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls) is an international organization (Japan, Australia, and all NATO
Thanks for your info about _United Kingdom_. In addition to it, tell me please about _Japan_ info if you can. P.S. Now I am match interested in crypto-related info about the US and Japan. Few weeks ago, I read articles on a Japanese computer-related biz mag.: (1) a software company has imported RSA's BSAFE toolkit, (2) the US gov. has eased ITAR reg. off at last month. If you have more info or more exact info, please tell me.
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