Looks like the USG is going to outdo its ITAR silliness of a few years ago
with something even more ridiculous: Grammar and spelling corrections now
require an export license. The following was forwarded to me by Clark
Thomborson:
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Dear colleagues,
If I'm reading
At 01:47 AM 11/2/2003 -0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Of course there are limits in regards to freedom of speech. They are as
follows:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech,
or of the
At 04:05 PM 11/2/03 +1300, Peter Gutmann wrote:
Still... it occurs to me that the State
department is setting itself up for a DOS attack -- what would happen
if 10%
of all US academics were to apply for one of these licenses?
It would facilitate the blacklisting and later roundup. And hmm, where
At 11:12 AM 11/2/03 -0800, Steve Schear wrote:
At 01:47 AM 11/2/2003 -0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people