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Re: Fw: Re: ITAR satellite provision
Alas, a common fallacy.
You have committed a prohibited export when the stuff lands outside the
USA....It's not illegal when it goes up ("by reason of the launching" and,
e.g. *stays up* in orbit) but it is illegal when it comes down abroad.
On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Remo Pini wrote:
> > >* A launch vehicle or payload shall not, by reason of the launching
> > >* of such vehicle, be considered an export for purposes of this
> > >* subchapter.
> > Okay, everybody, call Estes! We've got some crypto to export...er...laun
> > ch!
> If I get the above wording correctly (unicorn, help me!), it is sufficient
> to put the cryptostuff on a disc in a LAUNCHABLE device, it never says that
> the payload has to be delivered by air. So, just put that thing in a bag
> and get it through customs... (or does "by reason of ..." mean that the
> exclusive means of export allowed is launching ?)
>
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