Feds Drop Copyright Case Against Russian Programmer (!)

[David P. Schwartz]

Thursday December 13, 11:29 pm Eastern Time

Feds Drop Copyright Case Against Russian Programmer

Jason Hoppin (The Recorder) --

Dmitry Sklyarov, the Russian programmer indicted for violating the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, saw the charges against him dropped Thursday in
exchange for testimony in his former employer's trial.

Under a deal with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Sklyarov agreed to be deposed
and must testify in the trial of Moscow-based ElcomSoft Co. Ltd., which
remains under indictment. Until then, he is free to return to Russia.

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