more on Skylarov

[Digital Wokan]

May not matter.  The FBI is free to pursue the charges against him, then
Adobe gets to come off looking like the good guys.  Don't let them off
that easily.  They're the ones who called in the FBI to begin with. 
Let's see them do more than just "back down" before they regain our
trust.

"David P. Schwartz" wrote:
> 
> Adobe seeks release of Russian programmer
> 
> In the wake of worldwide criticism, Adobe Systems agrees to withdraw from a
> case charging a 27-year-old Russian programmer with copyright violations.
> 
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20010724/tc/
> adobe_seeks_release_of_russian_programmer_1.html
> 
> --------------------
> . . .
> 
> "The prosecution of this individual in this particular case is not conducive
> to the best interests of any of the parties involved or the industry," Colleen
> Pouliot, senior vice president and general counsel for Adobe, said in a
> statement. "Adobe will continue to protect its copyright interests and those
> of its customers."
> 
> . . .
> 
> [Skylarov's attorney] added that the lesson of Sklyarov is likely not lost on
> other programmers. "His arrest says you can put computer programmers in jail
> for creating software that somewhere down the line could be used to make a
> copy of a program or digital book."
> 
> [Let this be a lesson to y'all -- it's safer to write software for bomb and
> missile controllers that mame and kill than it is to write something that
> violates the DCMA!]
> 
> For Adobe's part, the episode has not been a total loss, either. Pouliot
> stressed that the offending software is no longer for sale in the United
> States.
> ----------------------
> 
> Ya gotta wonder how long it will be before Adobe's products are no longer
> available for sale in European countries for violating their laws...
> 
> -David
> 
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