On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:21:52 -0700 (PDT), Valerie Anne Bubb
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Who do you contact to get clearance to export? I have some
>
> A lawyer whose specialty is Export Law. :-) Unfortunately,
> anytime you're doing anything with Crypto, you should consult
> a lawyer. If you don't do it right the first time, you may
> not ever get a second chance.
this is really, really good advice. it is important to remember that
the government (still) thinks of crypto as a munition even if you
don't think of yourself as an arms dealer. and it will treat you
accordingly...
> I'm not sure of which government office it is that deals
> with this offhand.
bna at the commerce department. the link is either bxa.commerce.gov
or commerce.gov/bxa, i don't recall
what you need to do is to ask the BXA for a commodity jurisdiction
advisory to clarify whether you need a license to export.
cf http://www.cygnus.com/~gnu/export.html describing the current
issues in us crypto export law...
http://www.lne.com/ericm/crypto.html is also useful
ac
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