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Article #3412Re: Closing the Barn Door, American Style
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1987 23:33
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1987 23:33
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in article <4247@utcsri.UUCP>, outer@utcsri.UUCP (Richard Outerbridge) says: > > In January, Mr. Shamir received a letter from the U.S. Commerce > Department telling him he faced prosecution if he disclosed information > about his findings. > > Hey! You Americans!! What's going >on< down there? > -- > Richard Outerbridge <outer@utcsri.UUCP> (416) 961-4757 Well, it can best be described as rampant bureaucratic stupidity. There has been a drastic swing towards implementing legal solutions to technical problems. This, of course, only screws-up the R&D incentive in many fields of research, as well as generally hampering creative communication between the various institutions of higher learning. But, hey! It keeps the lawyers busy! And that's all that really counts... Gary
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!ptsfa!lll-lcc!pyramid!oliveb!gnome From: gnome@oliveb.UUCP Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: Closing the Barn Door, American Style Message-ID: <575@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Feb-87 18:33:52 EST Article-I.D.: oliveb.575 Posted: Fri Feb 27 18:33:52 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 1-Mar-87 15:23:51 EST References: <4247@utcsri.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 22