Labels:text | screenshot | font | letter | document OCR: und Kryptoverbot Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 19:05:05 -0800 From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com> Subject: New US regs ban downloadable data-security software The new US crypto export regulations control the export of most if not all data- security software. Regardless if the software uses cryptography or not. Many Software archives seem to be in violation of the new regs. [Federal Register: December 30, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 251) ] [makes it illegal to export without a license: ] c.3. "Software'' designed or modified to protect against malicious computer damage, e.g. , viruses; [For the full text, see http://www .epic.org/crypto/export_controls/interim_r egs_12_96.html] This certainly controls virus checkers, firewalls, and other security software. There are substantial penalties involved ...
