more on **** Export controls: US wants to export-license fundamental research again

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Nicholas Solntseff <ns () Solntseff ca>
> Subject: Re: [IP] **** Export controls: US wants to export-license fundamental
>  research again
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> At 06:47 AM 09/05/2005, you wrote:
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> > From: John Gilmore <gnu () toad com>
> > Date: May 8, 2005 8:47:25 PM EDT
> > To: cryptography () metzdowd com, gnu () toad com
> > Cc: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> > Cc: Jennifer Mankoff <jmankoff () cs berkeley edu>
> > Cc: Judy Franz <franz () aps org>
> > Subject: Export controls: US wants to export-license fundamental
> > research again
> >
> >
> > The export control snakes are trying to crawl out of their snakepit
> > again.  By tiny wording changes, they're trying to overturn the
> > exemptions that protect First Amendment activity from being restricted
> > by the export controls.  We have until May 27 to file written
> > comments.
> This reminds me of the 1980s and the "Software is Munitions" days.
>
> My department at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) bought the then
> latest IBM data-base software. The package came with a DOD
> notice that it had to be kept under lock and key, away from any
> non-NATO nationals, who were precluded from seeing or using it.
> When I asked our legal department whether we had to install it
> and then uninstall it every time  a Canadian researcher or student
> used it, I was told to forget the whole thing -- export-license rules
> were not really enforceable in Canada.
>
> I am wondering: as someone born in China of 100% Russian extraction
> and probably in CSIS (Canadian intelligence), ASIO (Australian intelligence),
> FBI and other security files (it's a long story -- I shall tell it one day in
> my memoirs!), what would be my status vis-a-vis the proposed regulations
> were I to visit the USA?
>
> Nicholas Solntseff.....

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