USA export restrictions and GPL - how can they co-exist?

[Les Mikesell]

Steve Searle wrote:
>
>> Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.
> 
> I think you are wrong about this, however IANAL.
> 
> Translating it into a plain english exsample, I get:
> 
> 	If the disto is restricted in Cuba, by patents or copyrighted
> 	interfaces the original copyright holder can amend the License
> 	to limit the distribution so that it is not permitted in Cuba.
> 
> However in this case the limitation seems to be because the US is
> restricting it, not the "receiving" country.

So does that mean you can't distribute under the GPL at all, since these 
additional restrictions can't be added?

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