Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2015-08-18 Thread Andrés Pacheco
Quick, somewhat urgent question: where do sound studio / video equipment software stand? Can they be exported to Cuba now? On Jan 15, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Collin Anderson col...@averysmallbird.com wrote: Hello Libtech, The Cuba new rules are out, since there are two jurisdictions

Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2015-08-18 Thread Collin Anderson
I cannot be your lawyer, but you might find some assurances within License Exceptions Consumer Communications Devices (CCD) http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfrSID=9ae4a21068f2bd41d4a5aee843b63ef1rgn=div5view=textnode=15:2.1.3.4.25idno=15#se15.2.740_119 and Support for the Cuban People

Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2015-08-18 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Thanks, will do call the BIS hotline.. Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato, Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes a...@acm.org +1 (347) 766-5008 On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Collin Anderson col...@averysmallbird.com wrote: Apple at least recognizes that these License Exceptions apply to

Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2015-08-18 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Thanks, Collin! I was starting to look at those things yesterday, but wanted to see if there was a shortcut that would save me from having to sift through bureaucratic red tape doc piles.. :-) The situation is that of a Cuban Maestro in the US for a concert, wanting to purchase this type of

Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2015-08-18 Thread Collin Anderson
Apple at least recognizes that these License Exceptions apply to their equipment (they are quiet but decent when it comes to sanctions issues): https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/gtc.html License Except SCP is probably the shortest route to a permissible export through perhaps the private

Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2015-01-15 Thread Collin Anderson
Hello Libtech, The Cuba new rules are out, since there are two jurisdictions covering the country, they are split between services (Treasury's OFAC) and goods (Commerce's BIS). The short story is that Cuba is close to Iran's policies now, which a bit of difference owing to how it was done.

Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2015-01-08 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
I agree that the credit card stuff is by far the most important, and not principally because of its implications in terms of tech Not sure about the impact or not of the democracy promotion programs, but my feeling is that there's going to be a surge of those programs! So what? I'm pretty sure

[liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2014-12-17 Thread Collin Anderson
Dear Libtech, In case this was lost in the news of rapprochement with Cuba, a central aspect of the new policy includes new authorizations on the export of information technology and connectivity. There is no clear guidance or legal framework as of yet, but these should be forthcoming in the next

Re: [liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

2014-12-17 Thread Collin Anderson
On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:33 PM, Ellery Biddle ellery.bid...@gmail.com wrote: The financial piece here is also really important to follow, I think. Although a lot of what Obama laid out today was actually somewhat preliminary and short on detail, he very explicitly stated that US credit cards