At 1:30 AM 5/22/96, M. Plumb wrote:

Several months ago I filed a set of export applications requesting permission to export cryptographic software from Canada. I learned a few things from these applications, my conversations with people at Export Controls, and my own careful reading of Canada's export laws.

There are a few countries to which you may not export anything, without a permit.

Except for trading with Cuba, same countries U.S. specifies.

You need a permit to export most cryptographic software.

As per arrangements with U.S.

Cryptographic software of U.S. origin may be exported, but you need to file paperwork.

Canada is the 51st state, or possibly only a terrritory or possession.

Cryptographic software from other countries may be exported without any paperwork.

As with the U.S.

These are the Canadian rules. Canada interprets and enforces the U.S. export laws when they think it is necessary. While the U.S. government has sometimes objected to a Canadian interpretation, no Canadian exporter, acting with Canadian permission, has been charged by the U.S. government.

Despite the above, just how could a Canadian exporter, in Canada, be "charged" by the U.S. government? Please explain. --Tim May Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Licensed Ontologist | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."