News coverage of the arrest and trial of Dmitry Sklyarov and of the backlash against Adobe for initiating it.
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- Slashdot: Dmitry Sklyarov Gains High-Profile Defense Lawyer "Renowned San Francisco defense attorney John Keker has agreed to represent the Russian programmer pro bono."
- Slashdot: Sklyarov Indicted Links to news releases and reader comments.
- SF Chronicle: Martyr or Criminal? "Debate over electronic copyright law rages as Russian programmers sits in a San Jose jail." By Carrie Kirby.
- LinuxPlanet: The Digital Millennium Rape Act - What to Expect Dennis E. Powell argues that controlling the means by which a crime can be committed is never the right answer to ensuring lawful behavior in a citizenry, and says the parallel example of gun control bears him out.
- LA Times: E-Book Saga Is Full of Woe --and a Bit of Intrigue "Richard DeGrandpre wrote 'Digitopia' as a warning about the false promises of the wired world. Then it was published as an electronic book, and all his predictions came true." By David Strietfeld.
- Elcomsoft Case Proceeds; U.S. Claims Jurisdiction News about the jurisdictional challenge and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
- BBC: Programmer Denies Copyright Violations "A Russian software programmer and his Moscow-based employer have pleaded not guilty of violating a controversial US copyright law."
- BBC: FBI Arrests Alleged Copyright Cracker "A Russian computer programmer has been arrested for allegedly flouting a controversial US copyright law." By Mark Ward.
- The Standard: Adobe Says It Has No Responsibility For Dmitry "The company says it has no responsibility for aiding Dmitry Skylarov, even though it was an Adobe complaint that led to the Russian programmer's arrest."
- Reuters: Russian Programmer and Employer Indicted "A Russian software programmer and his employer were indicted today on charges of violating a controversial United States copyright law, signaling the collapse of plea bargain talks in a case that has set off international protests."
- NY Times: Software Double Bind "The case of Dmitri Sklyarov, a Russian computer programmer arrested last month in Las Vegas, is drawing attention to a double bind in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a 1998 law that some legal experts say extends rights to consumers even as it effectively prevents them from exercising those rights." By Amy Harmon.
- Register: Skylarov Freed on Bail "A federal judge has released Dmitry Sklyarov, the Russian programmer arrested under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act at the request of Adobe." By Andrew Orlowski.
- Register: Dmitry Hearing Postponed "A pre-trial hearing involving the case against Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov, who is charged with offences under the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), has been postponed." By John Leyden.
- Register: Free Sklyarov Now "Protests against the continued incarceration of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov are planned outside the courtroom where he faces a bail hearing today." By John Leyden.
- Register: Protesters Lay Siege to Adobe "Angry computer users laid siege to Adobe's San Jose HQ this morning, in one of several rallies around the United States in protest at the arrest of Russian cryptographer Dmitry Sklyarov." By Andrew Orlowski.
- Register: Adobe DMCA Protests Spread to UK "Protests against the arrest of jailed Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov have spread oversees. The US Embassy lobby in London will be the focus of a demonstration this coming Friday August 3." By Andrew Orlowski.
- Register: eBook Security Debunker Arrested by Feds "A Russian security expert has been arrested after making a presentation at Defcon pointing out the shortcomings of eBook security."
- Case Against Dmitry Sklyarov Dropped "Charges against Dmitry Sklyarov were deferred yesterday allowing the Russian programmer to return home after a five-month enforced stay in the US." By John Leyden. [Register]
- Register: Boycott Adobe campaign launches "Protesters, angry about the arrest of a Russian programmer who made a speech the shortcomings of encryption methods used by Adobe, have set up a site calling for a boycott of the software firm." By John Leyden.
- ElcomSoft Squares Up to Feds in Sklyarov Test Case "ElcomSoft, the employer of freed Russian software developer Dmitry Sklyarov, and federal authorities have squared up in court for the first time in a case that will challenge America's controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)." By John Leyden. [Register]
- Register: Adobe Folds! "PR terror does the job, but will DoJ stand down?" By Thomas C. Greene.
- CNet: Russian Crypto Expert Arrested at Def Con "The day after he gave a talk at the hacker conference, a Russian software engineer is arrested by the FBI for allegedly cracking e-book security." By Robert Lemos.
- Slashdot: Sklyarov Released On $50,000 Bail "According to this live report from the courtroom, Dmitri will probably be out of jail real soon now. Of course, he still won't be allowed to leave Northern California, but it's a start." News and forum discussion.
- Sklyarov Clarifies Circumstances of Release, Testimony "He has entered into no legal plea bargain and he is still employed by Elcomsoft (even though the justice dept called him his former employer)." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot]
- Slashdot: Fallout From Def Con: Ebook Hacker Arrested by FBI Article and discussion forum.
- U.S. To Drop Charges Against Sklyarov "The New York Times has a story saying that charges will be dropped against Dmitry Sklyarov in exchange for his testimony against his employer ElcomSoft." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot]
- Slashdot: Dmitry Protests Running "The US-wide protests against Adobe and Dmitri Sklyarov's arrest in LA last week are running at full speed." News and discussion forum.
- Slashdot: Sklyarov Case Exposes DMCA Contradictions Forum discussing New York Times article.
- Slashdot: Sklyarov Update Dmitry Sklyarov's arraignment has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 30. Dates of Free Dmitry events and reader comments.
- ElcomSoft Files For Dismissal Of E-Book Case "ElcomSoft, the Russian software company accused of such evils as producing software to enable the blind to read legally obtained e-books, has filed for a dismissal of the charge that they violated the DMCA." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot]
- Slashdot: Adobe Backs Down "The real point was made: 'We have the power. Don't reverse engineer our toys' since the guy is still in jail, and this is 'The United States Vs' and not 'Adobe Vs'." News and discussion.
- Slashdot: Sklyarov, Elcomsoft Plead Not Guilty News and discussion of New York Times article.
- Slashdot: Sklyarov Arrest Follow-up "The complaint specifically mentions the ROT-13 'encryption' used by at least one 'protected ebook' company, so the jokes made about the DMCA before are now true: crack ROT-13, go to jail." Article and discussion forum.
- Slashdot: US Won't Drop Charges Against Sklyarov - More Protests Planned News and discussion.
- Slashdot: Say Here Why Sklyarov Should Go Free "Rather than sign somebody else's statement, post your own reasons you think the arrest was inappropriate, and why Sklyarov should be freed." Editorial by Jon Katz and forum.
- Slashdot: 'Free Sklyarov' Protests Scheduled News and discussion forum.
- Slashdot: Still in DMCA Prison "Sklyarov is still in jail. In fact, he's still in Las Vegas, where he is being held without even a bail hearing, much less bail." News and discussion.
- Slashdot: Travesty: Dmitry Sklyarov's Arrest "Can Draconian Internet copyright laws be used to make criminals of people who criticize corporate products or government behavior?" Editorial by John Katz and discussion forum.
- Slashdot: Earth to Media: This Kid is Still in Jail "26-year-old programmer and encryption gadfly Sklyarov has been languishing in jail for almost two weeks now, and the popular media has paid almost no attention to his truly outrageous arrest." Editorial by Jon Katz and forum.