123553 - about time to update the legal stuff

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(mozilla.org :: Licensing, task)

Description

[H. Stokhorst]

This source code is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and
other U.S. law, and may not be exported or re-exported to certain countries
(currently Afghanistan (Taliban controlled areas)

Anyone been following the news outside the office lately?

Comment 1

[Andrew Hagen]

I am not a lawyer. Do not take anything I say as legal advice.

Has any work been done on this? 

Comment 2

[Jacek Piskozub]

I believe this wording comes from an official State Department list of rogue
(terrorist suppoprting) countries. I'm not sure that has changed oficially.

Comment 3

[Andy Lyttle]

Looks like the appropriate agency is the Bureau of Industry and Security, under
the US Department of Commerce.  Prior to 4/18/02 it was called the Bureau of
Export Administration (BXA).  http://www.bxa.doc.gov/

Comment 4

[eberry]

Specific information on the recent changes to export rules involving Afghanistan
is here:
http://www.bxa.doc.gov/factsheets/AfghanFacts.html

Comment 5

[Reed Loden [:reed]]

--> Licensing

Comment 6

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

I can't find any references to "Taliban" on mozilla.org now.

Gerv