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News coverage of the arrest and trial of Dmitry Sklyarov and of the backlash against Adobe for initiating it.

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• BBC: FBI Arrests Alleged Copyright Cracker

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1446947.stm
  "A Russian computer programmer has been arrested for allegedly flouting a controversial US copyright law." By Mark Ward.

• BBC: Programmer Denies Copyright Violations

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1518445.stm
  "A Russian software programmer and his Moscow-based employer have pleaded not guilty of violating a controversial US copyright law."

• Case Against Dmitry Sklyarov Dropped

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/12/14/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]

• CNet: Russian Crypto Expert Arrested at Def Con

  http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-270082.html
  "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.

• Elcomsoft Case Proceeds; U.S. Claims Jurisdiction

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/03/1813238
  News about the jurisdictional challenge and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

• ElcomSoft Files For Dismissal Of E-Book Case

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/01/29/1937237
  "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]

• ElcomSoft Squares Up to Feds in Sklyarov Test Case

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/04/02/elcomsoft_squares_up_to_feds/
  "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]

• LA Times: E-Book Saga Is Full of Woe --and a Bit of Intrigue

  http://amsterdam.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0108/msg00106.html
  "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.

• LinuxPlanet: The Digital Millennium Rape Act - What to Expect

  http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/3642/1
  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.

• NY Times: Software Double Bind

  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/13/technology/ebusiness/13NECO.html
  "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: Adobe DMCA Protests Spread to UK

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/31/adobe_dmca_protests_spread/
  "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: Adobe Folds!

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/24/adobe_folds/
  "PR terror does the job, but will DoJ stand down?" By Thomas C. Greene.

• Register: Boycott Adobe campaign launches

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/19/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.

• Register: Dmitry Hearing Postponed

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/08/22/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: eBook Security Debunker Arrested by Feds

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/23/ebook_security_debunker_arrested_by/
  "A Russian security expert has been arrested after making a presentation at Defcon pointing out the shortcomings of eBook security."

• Register: Free Sklyarov Now

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/08/06/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

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/23/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: Skylarov Freed on Bail

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/08/07/sklyarov_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.

• Reuters: Russian Programmer and Employer Indicted

  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/29/technology/29RUSS.html
  "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."

• SF Chronicle: Martyr or Criminal?

  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/08/06/BU209590.DTL
  "Debate over electronic copyright law rages as Russian programmers sits in a San Jose jail." By Carrie Kirby.

• Sklyarov Clarifies Circumstances of Release, Testimony

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/24/192211
  "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: 'Free Sklyarov' Protests Scheduled

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/20/1332227
  News and discussion forum.

• Slashdot: Adobe Backs Down

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/23/2338222
  "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: Dmitry Protests Running

  http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/23/1956254
  "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: Dmitry Sklyarov Gains High-Profile Defense Lawyer

  http://slashdot.org/yro/01/09/30/1714234.shtml
  "Renowned San Francisco defense attorney John Keker has agreed to represent the Russian programmer pro bono."

• Slashdot: Earth to Media: This Kid is Still in Jail

  http://slashdot.org/story/01/07/30/1731253/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.

• Slashdot: Fallout From Def Con: Ebook Hacker Arrested by FBI

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/17/130226
  Article and discussion forum.

• Slashdot: Say Here Why Sklyarov Should Go Free

  http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/02/2151216
  "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: Sklyarov Arrest Follow-up

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/18/1136244
  "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: Sklyarov Case Exposes DMCA Contradictions

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/13/1232238
  Forum discussing New York Times article.

• Slashdot: Sklyarov Indicted

  http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/29/0128232
  Links to news releases and reader comments.

• Slashdot: Sklyarov Released On $50,000 Bail

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/06/1941228
  "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.

• Slashdot: Sklyarov Update

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/27/0232239
  Dmitry Sklyarov's arraignment has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 30. Dates of Free Dmitry events and reader comments.

• Slashdot: Sklyarov, Elcomsoft Plead Not Guilty

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/31/194207
  News and discussion of New York Times article.

• Slashdot: Still in DMCA Prison

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/25/1632246
  "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

  http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/23/2315228
  "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: US Won't Drop Charges Against Sklyarov - More Protests Planned

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/27/1838212
  News and discussion.

• The Standard: Adobe Says It Has No Responsibility For Dmitry

  http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2001090700320NW
  "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."

• U.S. To Drop Charges Against Sklyarov

  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/13/2157215
  "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]

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