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How to export strong crypto & still satisfy ITAR
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Stay)
Fri Apr 30 12:25:40 1999
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:13:45 -0600
From: Mike Stay <staym@accessdata.com>
To: coderpunks@toad.com
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
[This is silly, IMHO, but I decided to forward it anyway. I don't take
it the least bit seriously. Of course, digicrime.com largely consists
of such elaborate jests anyway... --Perry]
Quoting http://www.digicrime.com/itar.html :
"Our crack team of legal advisors has discovered a loophole in the ITAR
export restrictions on cryptographic devices from the US. Specifically,
it now appears that cryptographic software may be flown across the
Mexican border using model rockets without regard to ITAR restrictions!
Here's why. Section 120.17 of the ITAR reads as follows:
@ 120.17 -- Export.
Export means:
(1) Sending or taking a defense article out of the United States in any
manner, except by mere travel outside of the United States by a person
whose personal knowledge includes technical data; or
[...continuing later...]
(6) A launch vehicle or payload shall not, by reason of the launching
of such vehicle, be considered an export for purposes of this
subchapter...
That should make the Software Publisher's Association happy."
--
Mike Stay
Cryptographer / Programmer
AccessData Corp.
mailto:staym@accessdata.com
