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Peter Junger
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Peter D. Junger (1933 – November 2006) was a cyberlaw professor and internet activist, most famous for having fought against the U.S. government's regulations of and export controls on encryption software.
The case Junger v. Daley (6th Cir. 2000),[1] held that computer source code is protected by the First Amendment. The US government prohibited publication of encryption software on the internet, arguing that encryption software was a "munition" subject to export controls.[2] Junger filed suit in 1996, challenging the regulations.
Junger also did significant legal theoretical work on the interplay between intellectual property, computer law, and the First Amendment, defining himself as a "First Amendment absolutist".[3]
Biography
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Junger grew up in Wyoming, graduating from Harvard University in 1955 and Harvard Law School in 1958. From January 1959 to December 1960, he was an enlisted man in the U.S. Army, serving in West Germany. After practicing law from 1961 to 1970, he accepted a faculty position at Case Western Reserve University's School of Law. He retired and became Professor of Law Emeritus in 2001.
Junger died in November 2006, aged 73, at his home in Cleveland.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Junger v. Daley, (6th Cir. 2000).
- ^ The "Export Administration Regulations" ("EAR") administered by the US Dept. of Commerce; previously the "International Traffic in Arms Regulations" ("ITAR") administered by the US Dept. of State. ITAR required application for a license to disclose cryptographic software to "foreign persons". EAR permitted publication of software source code in books but required a license before publication on the Internet.
- ^ Peter Junger, "The Kindness of Dave Farber", November 30, 2004, available at "The Kindness of Dave Farber". Archived from the original on September 9, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2006. ("I come about as close as anyone can be to being a 'First-Amendment absolutist,' but I find that most of my immediate concerns relate to the application of the First Amendment to computer programs and digital data.").
- ^ Suchetka, Diane (November 24, 2006). "Peter Junger, led Buddhist Temple, studied and taught computer law". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2022.