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Peter Junger

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), 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. 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".

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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), 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. 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".

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  1. date of death: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353884185

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