In comp.os.linux.advocacy, amicus_curious
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on Tue, 13 May 2008 16:39:16 -0400
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> "The Ghost In The Machine" <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Um....can't file EU complaints from the US, methinks.
>> ;-) Of course we might petition the DoJ for redress,
>> if the matter isn't settled already (depending on what
>> the matter is for which one is filing).
>>
> Lessee here.... This guy was buying educational
> priced software in Egypt and exporting it back to
> the USofA,
Is this a personal purchase or did he buy thousands
of CALs (or the equivalent thereof)?
I could easily violate ITER/EAR with this laptop,
for example, were I to fly to Europe with it,
use it over there, come back with it. (This is
presumably regardless of whether I actually upload
said software to a European server.)
> ignoring the contract terms that denied
> his right to re-export.
AFAIK, no one has a right to re-export. Admittedly,
I'm not that familiar with either the US or the EU
tarrif and control system.
> He plans to file a complaint in Europe, where what
> he is doing is illegal, contending that Microsoft's
> objection to his deeds constitute restraint of trade.
> Well, it is against Microsoft, so that should cover
> the need for anything that resembles a case.
>
Not if the judge has half a clue. More likely he'll
simply remand the case to an appropriate court -- probably
Egyptian.
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