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Re: PKP/RSA comments on PGP legality

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From: Arthur Rubin
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:50
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In <1992Dec17.094354.19214@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:


>In response to Phil Karn, cryptographic software is specifically
>defined as matter that's not exportable or importable without a
>license. It is NOT the same thing as an algorithm, in the
>specific language of the regulations.

Ah, but _source code_ is, in fact, technical data.  Unless the regulations
specifically (not solely by reference to "software") define it otherwise.
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