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Why it is legal to export PGP under ITAR
- To: cypherpunks@toad.com
- Subject: Why it is legal to export PGP under ITAR
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- Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 23:42:45 -0700
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The US ITAR law exempts many things from export restrictions, among them,
materials availiable in public libraries. It gives no special definition for a
library. My American Heritage Dictionary defines "library" as, among other
things, "An orginized collection of recorded data arranged for ease of use."
IOW, an ftp site. Which means that if a program is available from a public ftp
site, you're legally allowed to export it. :)