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Re: Zimmermann case is dropped.
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> We've made no progress. Phil has lots lots of time and gained
> lots of grey hairs, and everyone who donated to his defense fund lost
> money.
>
> To the contrary, Phil won big. He avoided going to Federal court as the
> defendant in a felony case. That's what matters most. Yes, a lot of
> time, money and effort was spent reaching this outcome, but none of it
> was wasted.
>
> The US can still harass people if they want, and make their
> life hell.
>
> Of course they can; they're the U.S. government. No possible outcome of
> Phil's case would have changed this fact. If the Federal government
> wishes to make your life miserable they can always do so.
>
> The legal challenges to the ITAR regulations will continue forward in
> the various Federal courts, but that fight will no longer be on Phil
> Zimmermann's back.
Mike Godwin can speak to this a lot better than I can, but I believe that
by abandoning their case against PRZ, they have seriously weakened their
case against anyone else that they feel has violated the ITAR in a
similar manner - it's called "selective enforcement" and courts have been
taking a dim view of that sort of thing.
I predict that you will start seeing a *lot* of crypto software showing up
on FTP sites within the next 24-48 hours, as news of this spreads.
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