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

[Jim Choate]

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

> > Jim Choate[SMTP:ravage at 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.

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