Since Dmitry Sklyarov's arrest has been a recent topic of discussion, I'm
forwarding this from another list. Several links at the end.
Barbara
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Adobe Says, 'Let the Man Go Free'
Suddenly, Adobe wants to be Dmitry Sklyarov's buddy. He's the Russian
programmer who got thrown in jail last week for writing software that
breaks the encryption on Adobe's eBook format. While "free Dmitry"
became a rallying cry, and BoycottAdobe.com racked up Web hits, Adobe
met with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Both parties
emerged with a smile and a PR coup, but no "get out of jail free"
card.
"In a stunning turn of events, Adobe abruptly bowed to public outcry
and recommended the release of a Russian programmer who was arrested
for writing code-breaking software," wrote Wired News' Declan
McCullagh. That's "partly because the program he wrote that prompted
the criminal complaint was no longer being sold by his employer," said
Reuters. The disputed software "is no longer available in the United
States, and from that perspective the DMCA worked," said Adobe in a
statement, referring to the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright
Act that got Sklyarov busted. So don't make Adobe an honorary member
of the EFF just yet.
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Release the Russian, Adobe Says
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45489,00.html
Sklyarov Release in Fed's Hands
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45484,00.html
Adobe backtracks, seeks release of Russian programmer (Reuters)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/009903.htm
Adobe: Free the Russian programmer
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6651535.html
Adobe Folds!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20579.html
Adobe Withdraws Support For Russian Programmer Prosecution
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/168248.html
We Win!
http://www.boycottadobe.com/
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