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Date: 1999-06-15

Krypto: Wassenaar verschärft in AU


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Greg Taylor von Electronic Frontiers Australia meint, nach einem
ersten Blick auf die gerade veröffentlichten Exportlisten, dass von
den kontroll/verschärfungen vor allem PGP betroffen sei. Analyse
folgt am Abend.


To: crypto@efa.org.au From: gtaylor@efa.org.au (Greg Taylor)
Subject: New Australian crypto export controls Forwarded by:
crypto@efa.org.au Send reply to: crypto@efa.org.au

The amended Australian Defence and Strategic Goods List was
released today, in the form of multiple linked PDF documents.

The files pertinent to crypto are: Category 5, Part 2:
http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_5.pdf Statements
of Understanding (needed for General Software Note):
http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/soa.pdf Definitions
(needed for definition of "in the public domain"):
http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/definits.pdf

It seems that Australia has gone it alone again and modified the
Wassenaar lists in relation to public domain software, so that it is
more restrictive than the Wassenaar version. Wassenaar allowed an
exemption for crypto software that is "in the public domain".
Australia has disallowed that exemption. This affects PGP in
particular.

The changes in relation to export of mass market software appear to
be the same as in the Wassenaar lists, but are subject to a one-time
review by the Department of Defence.

The attached extracts refer to the public domain issue.

Greg

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Compare the following: (See
http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Crypto/wass98.html)

[from Wassenaar Lists, December 1998]
==================================================
======================== General Software Note

The Lists do not control "software" which is either: 1. Generally
available to the public by being: a. Sold from stock at retail selling
points without restriction, by means of: 1. Over-the-counter
transactions; 2. Mail order transactions; or 3. Telephone call
transactions; and b. Designed for installation by the user without
further substantial support by the supplier; or

N.B. Entry 1 of the General Software Note does not release
"software" controlled by Category 5 - Part 2.

2. "In the public domain".

"In the public domain" means "technology" or "software" which has
been made available without restrictions upon its further
dissemination. N.B. Copyright restrictions do not remove
"technology" or "software" from being "in the public domain".
==================================================
=======================


Now here is the Australian version:

From: http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/soa.pdf
==================================================
======================= GENERAL SOFTWARE NOTE
(GSN)

(This note overrides any control within section D of Categories 0 to 9.)

With the exception of Category 5, Part 2 (Information Security)
Categories 0 to 9 of this list do not control "software" which is either:

a. Generally available to the public by being: 1. Sold from stock at
retail selling points, without restriction, by means of: a. Over-the-
counter transactions; b. Mail order transactions; or c. Telephone
order transactions; and

2. Designed for installation by the user without further substantial
support by the supplier; or

b. "In the public domain".

[from the Definitions document] "In the public domain" (GTN NTN
GSN), as it applies herein, means "technology" or "software" which
has been made available without restrictions upon its further
dissemination (copyright restrictions do not remove "technology" or
"software" from being "in the public domain").
==================================================
=========================



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