Hi Bruce,

Some time ago I checked the Australian position on export of speech codec software - it's close to the US.  For bit rates beneath 2400 speech codecs are on the export control list - right next to "software for designing nuclear weapons".  I applied to the Australian defense signals directorate and obtained a written exemption for Codec 2.

However the project has moved on since then so perhaps I should talk to them again, and check the current regulations.

I gather Jesper's use case is for entertainment.

Cheers,
David

On 18/12/20 8:26 am, Bruce Perens via Freetel-codec2 wrote:


On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 3:56 AM Jesper Norberg <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

    I'm working on a project where I want to add a digital radio feel
    to military voice lines.


I'm not speaking for the project, but my personal feeling is that this endangers the project.

Codecs are on the US Munitions list, and the rules here in the US include that if people working on the project who are in the US* render aid *to defense projects, for example by answering your questions on this mailing list, our work is in danger of coming under the US export laws ITAR or EAR. Australia, where David is, has somewhat different rules, and they differ among countries. But this is serious stuff, and includes the potential for some of us to go to prison.

    Thanks

    Bruce


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