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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: DOJ says Bernstein encryption case is moot, should be dismissed
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: FC: DOJ says Bernstein encryption case is moot, should be dismissed
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Earlier Politech message:
"Bernstein can post source code, say Feds, from Reuters"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-00950.html
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> PRESS RELEASE
>
> Contact: Daniel J. Bernstein, press-20021018@box.cr.yp.to
>
>
> GOVERNMENT BACKS AWAY FROM CRYPTO REGULATIONS
>
> San Francisco, 18 October 2002 - The government today told a
federal > court that several portions of the current encryption
regulations would > not be enforced. > > The regulations are being
challenged by Daniel J. Bernstein, a professor > of mathematics,
statistics, and computer science at the University of > Illinois at
Chicago. Bernstein's lawsuit led to four court decisions > against
the constitutionality of the government's previous regulations. > >
To comply with the current regulations, cryptographers must send >
encryption software to the National Security Agency before showing
the > software to foreigners. They must also wait for government
approval if > source code for the software is not publicly available.
> > Department of Justice attorney Tony Coppolino told the court that
the > government would not enforce the regulations against
cryptographers > working together at conferences. He also told the
court that the > government would treat ``assembly language'' as
source code. > > Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the United States
District Court for > the Northern District of California will take
the next action in the > case. Observers expect Patel to rely on the
government's promises and > dismiss Bernstein's case without deciding
the constitutionality of the > current regulations. > > ``I'm trying
to help protect the Internet against bad guys,'' Bernstein > said in
a statement. ``I hope it's true that the government is going to >
stop interfering in my work.'' > > -30-
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