Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!talcott!maynard!campbell From: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) Newsgroups: sci.crypt,net.sources.d,misc.legal Subject: Re: There are basically no export controls on public domain information. Message-ID: Date: Sun, 26-Oct-86 13:06:02 EST Article-I.D.: maynard.397 Posted: Sun Oct 26 13:06:02 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Oct-86 01:35:59 EST References: Reply-To: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) Followup-To: misc.legal, sci.crypt Organization: The Boston Software Works Inc., Maynard, MA Lines: 11 Keywords: repression stupidity fascism Xref: watmath sci.crypt:25 net.sources.d:617 misc.legal:123 Summary: stupid laws *ought* to be violated, at every chance I think all this worrying about whether to post DES code is a bit off the mark. The relevant US export restrictions are stupid, repressive, probably unenforceable on First Amendment grounds, and ought to be violated at every chance. If the government were so obtuse as to actually prosecute anyone for this, I would be glad to contribute money to a legal defense fund; I suspect many other netters would be too. -- Larry Campbell MCI: LCAMPBELL The Boston Software Works, Inc. UUCP: {alliant,wjh12}!maynard!campbell 120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109 ARPA: campbell%maynard.uucp@harvisr.harvard.edu (617) 367-6846