Re: [apache-ssl] Using Verisign certificates
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Re: [apache-ssl] Using Verisign certificates



On Thu, 14 May 1998, Roger Moar wrote:

> At 03:21 AM 5/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >> > Please note that any implementation of SSLeay with in the United
> States is
> >> > strictly illegal.
> >
> >This communication you received is a dramatic oversimplification and I
> >hope it won't mislead any casual readers of this list. 
> >
> >A short rehash of the U.S. situation for those reading, just because I
> >haven't seen one here in a while, and Ben very sensibly smirks at the
> >whole U.S. patent scene -- <grin>
> >
> ...
> >
> >Sigh.  Can we all move to Australia now?
> >
> >- Rob
> 
> What about Canada? Am I correct in assuming that Canadians fall under
> the same restrictions as Americans when it comes to U.S. patent law?

(offtopic, but...)

Perhaps.

From what I know, RSA doesn't have a patent in Canada for it however
certain US intellectual property rights are supposedly applicable in
Canada as well due to NAFTA.  I have never been able to fully figure this
out.  I have heard from several people that the Canadian government
"prefers you don't", but won't say you can't.