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Math professor wins landmark crypto ruling
By Courtney Macavinta
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 6, 1999, 4:25 p.m. PT
update U.S. export limits on encryption are unconstitutional, the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a precedent-setting decision
today.
In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal panel affirmed U.S. District Judge Marilyn
Patel's 1997 landmark ruling in Daniel Bernstein vs. the Justice
Department. That decision states that software source code is a
language, and therefore the export controls violate the University of
Illinois math professor's First Amendment right.
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This looks pretty darn significant to me.
Congratulations, Dan!
Bye,
Rob.