[PHP-DEV] Re: [Eben Moglen <moglen <<i>email protected</i>>>] Re: US crypto export restrictionsand GNU (fwd) email protected>>] Re: US crypto export restrictionsand GNU (fwd)",1); ?> From: Ben Laurie (ben <email protected>)
Date: 03/16/00

Eben Moglen wrote:
> In the worst case analysis, components exported
> now might subsequently become non-exportable in the event that
> regulations in the US become more restrictive. No one would be
> subject to prosecution or interference as a result of export occurring
> before the change in regulations (that's a matter of constitutional
> law in the US), but all subsequent development of those components
> would then have to occur somewhere other than here. No code not
> originally developed in the US would be subject to this tightened
> regulatory environment, unless such code were "in" the US, in which
> case the particular copy that was "in" the US wouldn't be able to
> leave again--a restriction which makes no difference.

Perhaps I'm failing to understand here ... you say "No code not
originally developed in the US would be subject to..." but sure we're
talking about code that _was_ developed inside the US.

Cheers,

Ben. 

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