[Ground-station] Successful Regulatory Results for Open Source Amateur Satellite Work from ORI

[Michelle Thompson]

On 2 September, 2021, Open Research Institute (ORI) received an advisory
opinion from US Commerce Department BIS.

The letter confirmed that posting information on the internet so that it is
available to the public means that open source amateur satellite
communications work is not subject to the Export Administration Regulation
(EAR). Prior work by ORI established that open source amateur satellite
communications work was free of International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR).

This is a significant regulatory success for open source amateur satellite
work and open source in general.

Work was funded by ARDC and executed by Open Research Institute. Legal
assistance was provided by Thomsen and Burke LLP.

All documents and links to presentations about the work are freely
available at
https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/tree/master/Regulatory

*Thank you* to those who have supported and assisted ORI during the many
stages of this successful regulatory endeavor. Making a successful argument
requires competence, persistence, and patience. ORI will build upon this
work moving forward in order to advance the aims and purposes of open
source amateur radio work.

-Michelle W5NYV
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