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Baker on Gilmore's Foil of Wassenaar
Response to a forward of John Gilmore's message to UK Crypto:
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:50:19 -0500
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Subject: Re:Foil to Wassenaar
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I would only add this caution. I think John is wrong in giving legal
advice that Wassenaar is not binding without implementing legislation.
That is an American approach to these matters. I believe that many,
perhaps most, Wassenaar members derive their authority to regulate
exports directly from the arrangement itself. For that reason, I would
not assume that everyone everywhere is free to ignore the new
restrictions until some further law or regulation is promulgated.
Stewart Baker
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
202.429.6413
[email protected]
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