--- "Spruell, Darren-Perot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Please support your statement that documentation falls under export
> regulations. Documentation and specifications != hardware.
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WARNING: NEWBIE ALERT, NEWBIE COMMENTS FOLLOW.
I have no dog in this fight but it only took me three minutes to
find "The Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of
Commerce:"
What Is an Export?
Any item that is sent from the United States to a foreign
destination is an export. "Items" include commodities,
software or technology, such as clothing, building materials,
circuit boards, automotive parts, blue prints, design plans,
retail software packages and technical information.
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Interesting --------------------------+
How an item is transported outside of the United States does
not matter in determining export license requirements. For
example, an item can be sent by regular mail or hand-carried
on an airplane. A set of schematics can be sent via facsimile
to a foreign destination, software can be uploaded to or
downloaded from an Internet site, or technology can be
transmitted via e-mail or during a telephone conversation.
Regardless of the method used for the transfer, the transaction
is considered an export for export control purposes.
An item is also considered an export even if it is leaving the
United States temporarily, if it is leaving the United State
but is not for sale, (e.g. a gift) or if it is going to a
wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary in a foreign country.
Do data sheets qualify as "technical information" for purposes
of exporting? Beats the hell out of me. I'm sure there is
U.S. case law somewhere that spells it out.
We can't disagree on interpreting the facts if we can't agree
on the facts.
Kind Reagrds,
Allen
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