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- From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp)
- Subject: Re: PGP as a World Standard
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- References: <1992Dec21.185308.25306@netcom.com>
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.003929.20489@unislc.uucp>
- Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:39:29 GMT
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- David Sternlight (strnlght@netcom.com) wrote:
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- : Vesselin Bontchev asks why I don't revoke my key. The reason is because
- : now that I understand the legal position I won't use PGP. To revoke
-
- Why do you believe that using PGP is illegal? According to PKP, it is
- clearly within the rights of an individual to use PGP for one's own personal
- use, among other uses that are allowed by PKP and not considered infringements.
- Besides, I am puzzled as to how someone can claim an exclusive monopoly on
- technology invented while they were on the public payroll (the RSA algorithm
- was developed at MIT).
- --
- Ed Carp erc@apple.com, erc@saturn.upl.com 801/538-0177
-
- Who and what would you be if you went beyond your deepest fears?
-