From: "David Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: Legality question.
Date sent: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:42:36 -0800
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That is true, but if you let a loose end slip by, you would be in for a
very big nasty surprise. I would advise you to consult an attorney
that does this type of thing for a living. If you don't, your free
product may end up costing you more than you will probably make
in the next 10 or so lifetimes.
Ken
> Any known export restrictions that I might run into conflict with
> since the recent loosening of U.S. export laws? Should I go dig up a
> copy
> of the ARIN database and exclude non-US IP ranges from downloads? Put up
> big disclaimers that say something to the effect of "By downloading this
> software, you take all possible liability upon yourself, and explicitly
> free the distributors from any responsibility for your actions regarding
> this software"?
It's actually pretty loose now provided the entire distribution is open
source. If portions of it aren't, you may need to apply for an exemption,
which really isn't too terribly difficult anyway.
Check out http://www.bxa.doc.gov specifically
http://www.bxa.doc.gov/Encryption/PubAvailEncSourceCodeNofify.html
DS
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