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- From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.security.pgp
- Subject: Re: PKP/RSA comments on PGP legality
- Message-ID: <XyiZVB18w165w@mantis.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 15:45:44 GMT
- References: <1992Dec17.215901.1948@netcom.com>
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- Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.
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- strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
- > Note that in no place does Moglen say use of PGP2.0 in the US. is legal. In n
- > place does he say one isn't violating the Munitions Act. He even concedes it'
- > a "civil WRONG" (emphasis added). What he says is that he thinks one is
- > unlikely to be prosecuted/sued.
- >
- > This means the ethical position is still unchanged in this discussion.
-
- Please do not confuse ethics with law. The two are pretty much orthogonal.
-
- > Even for those who have no ethical concerns, suppose you were known to use it
- > It might jeopardize your ability to pass the scrutiny needed to obtain
- > government employment, receive government research funds, or work on
- > government contracts if somebody, somewhere, has a note in a file about you
- > "violated Munitions Act." And you'd never know. Something to think about. Lif
- > is long, government files last forever, and some of the Yippees of the '60's
- > now have government jobs.
-
- All the more reason to use PGP to keep the rest of your private life away
- from their prying eyes, I think.
-
- > My position is clear. RSA has patents on a wonderful invention and they are
- > entitled to the fruits of their work.
-
- Or more precisely, the fruits of someone else's work, paid for by the US
- taxpayer.
-
-
- mathew
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