illspam (NoMoreChess) wrote in message ...
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If playing chess in front of a paying audience, with television rights,
publication rights, etc., amounting to enough money to cover a five million
U.S. dollar prize fund is not "commerce," then what is?


BTW, the wording of the document posted makes it crystal-clear that the USCF
was also in violation, even if they never paid for the "Informants" imported
from Yugoslavia.

I agree with Banana on this one, NoMoreChess.

The only passage I could find that might support the "services"
argument is weak; I reproduce it below. "services" is not defined;
it's just one word. One could argue that all the TV rights,
publication rights, promotional activities, etc were done by the
Yugoslav promoters of the match, not by Fischer. He and Spassky just
showed up and played. The only "service" Fischer imported was his
persona, his name (his trademark if you will). Arguing somebody's
face is a service is stretching the term "service", especially since
an individual performing some task in Yugoslavia is not called out by
the EO as a specifically prohibited task (like a sports team member
playing in Yugoslavia was specifically called out). I would argue
that since the US did not prohibit travel to Yugoslavia (which they
could have), Fischer was free to show up and play a match. The fact
that somebody organized the match, and, like you say, FIDE/USCF
imported materials relating to the match, does not affect Fischer.

NoMo you pay all your taxes, always? I thought so. That's what
this country is becoming: a nation of sterile, law abiding citizens
who obey the letter of the law, and think of clever Biblical rhyme
g. No wonder we're considered past our prime.

RL


(b) The exportation to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia
and Montenegro), or to any entity operated from the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), or owned or
controlled by the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro), directly or indirectly, of any goods,
technology (including technical data or other information
controlled for export pursuant to the Export Administration
Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts 768, et seq.), or services, either
(i)
from the United States, (ii) requiring the issuance of a license
by
a Federal agency, or (iii) involving the use of U.S.-registered
vessels or aircraft, or any activity that promotes or is intended
to promote such exportation;