Munition
Munition normally refers to war material such as
weaponry and ammunition.
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History of Encryption
Encryption Law Timeline
| Date |
Title |
Description |
| 1949 |
Coordinating Committee for Multilateral
Export Controls (CoCom) |
CoCom used to form trade embargoes to keep
technology, including encyrption, from enemy nations |
| 1976 |
Arms Export Control Act |
Passed to control the export and import of
military equipment, including encryption technology |
| 1976 |
International Traffic in Arms Regulation |
Implemented regulations for the Arms Export
Control Act |
| 1994 |
CoCom Ends |
CoCom restrictions end, though remain the
standard untill the Wassenaar Arrangement |
| 1996 |
Wassenaar Arrangement |
Replaces CoCom for export restrictions from
member nations |
| 1996 |
Executive Order 13026 |
Non-military encryption control transfered
from the Department of State to the Department of Commerce |
| 1999 |
Bernstein v. US Department of Justice |
Paper to be published on encryption and
including source code protected as free speech |
| 2000 |
Junger v. Daley |
Encryption source code to be published for a
class is protected as free speech |
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