Previously posted on PN version of my blog:

From Security Focus: "A University of Michigan graduate student noted for his research into steganography and honeypots -- techniques for concealing messages and detecting hackers, respectively -- says he's been forced to move his research papers and software offshore and prohibit U.S. residents from accessing it, in response to a controversial new state law that makes it a felony to possess software capable of concealing the existence or source of any electronic communication. "

From a Slashdot post.

Note that even other areas of education, such as composition, need to be concerned about laws, in this case the so-called "Super DMCA's" being passed by states, which limit not only access to knowledge but the ability to publish knowledge. When the laws begin pushing graduate students to publish their graduate work in other countries, something is very wrong.

See also my related Kairosnews post about Blackboard blocking student conference presentations.