Re: PGP as a World Standard

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From: Ed Carp
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:39

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David Sternlight (strnlght@netcom.com) wrote:

: Vesselin Bontchev asks why I don't revoke my key. The reason is because
: now that I understand the legal position I won't use PGP. To revoke

Why do you believe that using PGP is illegal?  According to PKP, it is
clearly within the rights of an individual to use PGP for one's own personal
use, among other uses that are allowed by PKP and not considered infringements.
Besides, I am puzzled as to how someone can claim an exclusive monopoly on
technology invented while they were on the public payroll (the RSA algorithm
was developed at MIT).
-- 
Ed Carp			erc@apple.com, erc@saturn.upl.com	801/538-0177

Who and what would you be if you went beyond your deepest fears?

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Subject: Re: PGP as a World Standard
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