On Saturday 23 July 2005 08:04 pm, Jeff Licquia wrote: > On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 17:11 -0700, Sean Kellogg wrote: > > This is a difficult situation that is worth commentary. Assume for a > > moment that the U.S. has some strict export restriction. As a U.S. > > citizen I am bound by those laws and cannot legally violate them. > > Further, if I am to distribute software it is entirely possible that the > > law prohibits me from distributing that software to citizens of certain > > nations and to ensure those who receive copies do the same. > > > > This means I have have a responsibility to ensure others don't distribute > > and cause me to break the law. The only tool by which I have to do that > > is the license. > > Is this really true?
Sorry if I didn't make it clear that I am very much talking about hypothetical. I know that with embargoes American citizens have certain responsibilities to ensure the goods the ship internationally do not end up in the hands of certain nations. I can't say this applies to software, or if such an embargo is even going on (outside of our long standing Cuban embargo). My interest, I guess, is whether the DFSG will forbid a developer from having their code distributed if they live in a country with restrictive export laws? -Sean -- Sean Kellogg 3rd Year - University of Washington School of Law Graduate & Professional Student Senate Treasurer UW Service & Activities Committee Interim Chair w: http://probonogeek.blogspot.com So, let go ...Jump in ...Oh well, what you waiting for? ...it's all right ...'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
