Encryption code has been ruled to be covered by the First Amendment.
This could be the perfect case for what justice Thomas talked about. The SC needs to rein in the “activist” judges who think that they can rule for the entire nation from one tiny district. Now, this joker thinks that he can rule for the entire world?
Time to tell them that their rulings only cover their jurisdiction. No dingbat in Hawaii should be telling someone in Maine what they an and can’t do.
The LAW clearly states “Shall Not Be Infringed”. The law breakers need to be held accountable!
If I own a set of blueprints, I can distribute them freely.
This is no different.
One thing to note here: The Obama Administration was FAMOUS for cutting ‘deals’ (or ‘settlements’) with big business to get them to do what they wanted (usually funding for left wing groups), under threat of continuing with lawsuits against those businesses. We said “stop it!” and they laughed.
But when they don’t like us doing something similar, THEY SUE, and often win.
The parallel with encryption code is especially apt in this case. I followed the persecution of Phil Zimmerman quite closely back in the day while on the Cypherpunks mailing list. Code is speech, and should be treated appropriately. You can’t embargo math. Not effectively anyway.