crypto import to the UK
Alan Burkitt-Gray
alan at kable.co.uk
Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:09:07 +0100
> > Since exporting some of the included programs and sources from
> > the USA is prohibited under the ARMS TRAFFICKING ACT, this
> > CD may not be reexported from that respective country. Importing
> > it on the other hand is NOT considered arms trafficking!?! [1]
Isn't walking through customs (especially the "nothing to declare" channel)
with a CD bearing such a label a bit like skulking along a suburban street
at 2.00am with a large holdall and a jemmy? It's called asking for trouble.
Alan B-G
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