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Re: Fw: Re: ITAR satellite provision
On Fri, 4 Oct 1996, The Deviant wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Black Unicorn wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 17:07:47 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Black Unicorn <[email protected]>
> > To: jim bell <[email protected]>
> > Cc: Remo Pini <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: Fw: Re: ITAR satellite provision
> >
> [...]
> > "A launch vehicle or payload shall not, by reason of the launching of such
> > vehicle, be considered an export for purposes of this subchapter."
> >
> > Focus on "by reason of launching of such vehicle,"
> >
> > Launching a vehicle alone is not export. It takes more than launch to
> > make it an export. More than the launching is not much.
> [...]
> > --
> > I hate lightning - finger for public key - Vote Monarchist
> > [email protected]
> >
>
> So.. if I were to take PGP, put it on a floppy disk, tape it to a model
> rocket, and launch it across the mexican border, that's not exporting it
> (although the FAA might complain)?
Incorrect. That is exporting it. Launching it is not exporting it.
Causing it to land in Mexico is.
>
> --Deviant
> "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that
> you do it." --Mahatma Gandhi
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