[liberationtech] Telecommunications to Cuba in New Policies

[Collin Anderson]

I cannot be your lawyer, but you might find some assurances within License
Exceptions Consumer Communications Devices (CCD)
<http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9ae4a21068f2bd41d4a5aee843b63ef1&rgn=div5&view=text&node=15:2.1.3.4.25&idno=15#se15.2.740_119>
 and Support for the Cuban People (SCP) (§740.21 (d))
<http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9ae4a21068f2bd41d4a5aee843b63ef1&rgn=div5&view=text&node=15:2.1.3.4.25&idno=15#se15.2.740_121>
on
media production equipment.

On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 3:21 AM, Andrés Pacheco <alps6085 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Quick, somewhat urgent question: where do sound studio / video equipment &
> software stand? Can they be exported to Cuba now?
>
> On Jan 15, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Collin Anderson <collin at averysmallbird.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hello Libtech,
>
> The Cuba new rules are out, since there are two jurisdictions covering the
> country, they are split between services (Treasury's OFAC) and goods
> (Commerce's BIS). The short story is that Cuba is close to Iran's policies
> now, which a bit of difference owing to how it was done. Positive news
> though.
>
> OFAC:
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-00632.pdf
> BIS:
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-00590.pdf
>
> Cordially,
> Collin
>
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes <
> alps6085 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I agree that the credit card stuff is by far the most important, and not
>> principally because of its implications in terms of "tech"
>>
>> Not sure about the impact or not of the "democracy promotion" programs,
>> but my feeling is that there's going to be a "surge" of those "programs!"
>> So what? I'm pretty sure though that hardly anybody in Cuba would stop
>> making a CC transaction in the island thanks to his US relatives & Obama
>> because of that..
>>
>>
>> Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato,
>>
>> Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes
>> <alps at acm.org>
>> +1 (347) 766-5008
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Collin Anderson <
>> collin at averysmallbird.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:33 PM, Ellery Biddle <ellery.biddle at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The financial piece here is also really important to follow, I think.
>>>> Although a lot of what Obama laid out today was actually somewhat
>>>> preliminary and short on detail, he very explicitly stated that US credit
>>>> cards would now be accepted in Cuba.
>>>
>>>
>>> Actually in this regard, perhaps the most important contribution will be
>>> the removal of Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list and the
>>> allowance of direct correspondent banking relationships.
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Collin David Anderson*
>>> averysmallbird.com | @cda | Washington, D.C.
>>>
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>


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