On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 09:38:09PM -0400, Camm Maguire wrote: > > "Distribution of this derivative work is subject to the US Export > > Administration Regulations (Title 15 CFR 768-799), which implements > > the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amendeded, and/or the > > International Traffic in Arms Regulations, of 12-6-84, (Title 22 CFR > > 121-130), which implements the Arms Export Control Act (22 USC 2728)
On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 12:19:29AM -0400, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > It's unfortunate when a law gets written into a software license or > even incorporated by reference because (among other reasons) laws are > usually limited in geopolitical scope and often modified or repealed. > In this case, if The Export Administration Act of 1979 is modified > or repealed, it's unclear if I must still be subject to its terms > when distributing the software. I recall that this list has reached > consensus in the past that this type of restriction is non-free. > Furthermore, if a court rules that programs like maxima are not > covered by the laws mentioned, the restrictions laid out in those laws > still apply to maxima because of this notice. Yes. On the other hand, this does not look like a part of the copyright. Instead it looks like a regulation (or rather -- notification of the existence of a regulation). -- Raul
