Thou May Publish, But Not Edit

I meant to link to this a few days ago, but forgot.

From Democracy Now:

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control recently declared that American publishers cannot edit works authored in nations under trade embargoes which include Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya and Cuba. [includes transcript]

Although publishing the articles is legal, editing is a "service" and the treasury department says it is illegal to perform services for embargoed nations. It can be punishable by fines of up to a half-million dollars or jail terms as long as 10 years.

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So if you want to get all protesty and translate your favorite Sadi poem, send it to Rebel Edit.