First I must state that I passionately oppose what has happened to
Sklyarov, in fact, it was news of his arrest that prompted me to
donate $100 to the EFF that same day... and at $7/hr working for
Checker Auto, thats a pretty decent chunk of cash. (Its a nice job
tho. I dont have to think, cars are extremely simple devices, plus
they dont crash three times a day. :)

(Where the hell is my hat and tshirt tho? Arghh. Probably next to my
DSL modem and microfilters?)

The reason the US claims to have this authority is because the
apparently the software was actually sold a few times, and the other
end of the transaction was on US soil. Or so I have been told.

Dont let a word of the above imply support for DCMA tho. Personally, I
think the DCMA, if enforced completely, could very well be the cause
of much bloodshed over the next 30 years. As a kid, the idea of
illegal circumvention devices seemed silly. Everyone had Copy 2 Plus
on their Apple 2E. But with the DCMA in effect, the bleak future
envisioned by William Gibson seems a little more realistic.

Alan Dayley wrote:
> 
> This has also been my question all along.  Of course, there is precident for
> the US going and grabbing someone on foreign soil, bringing them to the US
> and trying them here (Manel Noriega comes to mind).  But I don't see where
> the crime connection can be made in this case.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On Tuesday 28 August 2001 09:36 pm, you wrote:
> > thanks matt.  i am trying to find the actual complaint in order to see how
> > the hell the US thinks it can claim jurisdiction over someone who lives and
> > works in Russia.  Did the guy post his paper on the Internet?  Is that how
> > jurisdiction is obtained.
> >
> > Here is what I mean: if I go to Germany and drive 200mph on the Autobahn,
> > can I come home and then be prosecuted by Rick Romely for speeding?  That
> > would be absurd.  So how is the US claiming jurisdiction?  What relation do
> > Sklyarov's activities have with the US?  Where is the nexus?  I thought the
> > indictment would have some info on that...

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