Brian Ristuccia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 limited in geopolitical scope and often modified or repealed.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 if The Export Administration Act of 1979 is modified or repealed, it's 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.
No, I don't think so at all. The clause states a fact; it does not add a requirement to the license. DOE requires that you state this fact, but not that you make the law itself part of the conditions of the license. So I don't think you have to worry about this kind of clause.
