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Following a presentation at Defcon, Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested
by the FBI for violating the DMCA. He is currently being held incommunicado awaiting
transfer from Las Vegas, Nevada to San Jose, California where he will stand trial and
faces up to 5 years in prison. All for writing software that enables people to exercise fair
use.
by the FBI for violating the DMCA. He is currently being held incommunicado awaiting
transfer from Las Vegas, Nevada to San Jose, California where he will stand trial and
faces up to 5 years in prison. All for writing software that enables people to exercise fair
use.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Advisory
Protest Adobe\'s Role in Jailing Programmer Sklyarov
EFF Urges His Immediate Release
For Immediate Release : July 19, 2001
Contact:
Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations,
help-dmitry [at] eff.org,
+1 415 436 9333 x111
Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney,
robin [at] eff.org,
+1 415 436 9333 x112
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and community activists urge concerned citizens to
join in a San Francisco Bay Area protest on Monday, July 23, against software firm
Adobe\'s role in the jailing of programmer Dmitry Sklyarov.
The local protest is part of a multinational effort to secure the release of Sklyarov, who
was arrested for distributing electronic book software that expands the capabilities for
reading, sharing, printing, and making backups of electronic books.
According to a Justice Department complaint used by the FBI in the Las Vegas arrest of
Sklyarov earlier this week, Adobe requested that the Justice Department take action
against the programmer, resulting in his arrest shortly after giving a conference
presentation on security weaknesses of Adobe\'s eBook Reader software.
\"Adobe, seeking to protect electronic property rights at any cost, has apparently pushed
the U.S. Department of Justice into an ill-advised arrest of a Russian programmer under
the Digital Millenium Copyright Act,\" reported EFF Executive Director Shari Steele.
Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney, said, \"We join the international community in expressing
outrage at the selective arrest of programmer Dmitry Sklyarov for allegedly distributing
software that we believe is perfectly legal and helpful to electronic book purchasers.\"
\"Our hearts go out to Dmitry\'s wife, children, and colleagues who are likely distraught by
what appears to be a most disgraceful arrest,\" added Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist.
\"We protest Adobe\'s role in perpetrating this grave miscarriage of justice.\"
The San Francisco Bay Area protest will occur at Adobe Headquarters, from 11:00 am to
1:00 pm this Monday, July 23. Protestors will gather in San Jose at the Quetzalcoatl snake
sculpture at the south end of Cesar de Chavez Park, at the corner of South Market St. and
West San Carlos St, then march to Adobe Headquarters at 345 Park Avenue in San Jose.
Protest organizers include the Electronic Frontier Foundation, BoycottAdobe.com, and a
loose-knit group of activists linked together through the free-sklyarov email list.
The organizers request that attendees bring along U.S. or Russian flags and signs. Free
T-shirts from a group called BoycottAdobe.com will be distributed to the first fifty
attendees.
Protests are also expected in Moscow, Denver, Boston, Seattle, and other locations.
For the latest information on the Sklyarov case, media releases, legal filings, and the
protests, including ridesharing options, see: http://www.eff.org/Alerts/
About EFF: The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties organization
working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages
and challenges industry and government to support free expression, privacy, and
openness in the information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
maintains one of the most linked-to Web sites in the world: http://www.eff.org/
EFF ACTION ALERT: Free Dmitry! What You Can Do To Help Set Dmitry Sklyarov Free
http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010719_eff_sklyarov_alert.html
Protest Adobe\'s Role in Jailing Programmer Sklyarov
EFF Urges His Immediate Release
For Immediate Release : July 19, 2001
Contact:
Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations,
help-dmitry [at] eff.org,
+1 415 436 9333 x111
Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney,
robin [at] eff.org,
+1 415 436 9333 x112
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and community activists urge concerned citizens to
join in a San Francisco Bay Area protest on Monday, July 23, against software firm
Adobe\'s role in the jailing of programmer Dmitry Sklyarov.
The local protest is part of a multinational effort to secure the release of Sklyarov, who
was arrested for distributing electronic book software that expands the capabilities for
reading, sharing, printing, and making backups of electronic books.
According to a Justice Department complaint used by the FBI in the Las Vegas arrest of
Sklyarov earlier this week, Adobe requested that the Justice Department take action
against the programmer, resulting in his arrest shortly after giving a conference
presentation on security weaknesses of Adobe\'s eBook Reader software.
\"Adobe, seeking to protect electronic property rights at any cost, has apparently pushed
the U.S. Department of Justice into an ill-advised arrest of a Russian programmer under
the Digital Millenium Copyright Act,\" reported EFF Executive Director Shari Steele.
Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney, said, \"We join the international community in expressing
outrage at the selective arrest of programmer Dmitry Sklyarov for allegedly distributing
software that we believe is perfectly legal and helpful to electronic book purchasers.\"
\"Our hearts go out to Dmitry\'s wife, children, and colleagues who are likely distraught by
what appears to be a most disgraceful arrest,\" added Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist.
\"We protest Adobe\'s role in perpetrating this grave miscarriage of justice.\"
The San Francisco Bay Area protest will occur at Adobe Headquarters, from 11:00 am to
1:00 pm this Monday, July 23. Protestors will gather in San Jose at the Quetzalcoatl snake
sculpture at the south end of Cesar de Chavez Park, at the corner of South Market St. and
West San Carlos St, then march to Adobe Headquarters at 345 Park Avenue in San Jose.
Protest organizers include the Electronic Frontier Foundation, BoycottAdobe.com, and a
loose-knit group of activists linked together through the free-sklyarov email list.
The organizers request that attendees bring along U.S. or Russian flags and signs. Free
T-shirts from a group called BoycottAdobe.com will be distributed to the first fifty
attendees.
Protests are also expected in Moscow, Denver, Boston, Seattle, and other locations.
For the latest information on the Sklyarov case, media releases, legal filings, and the
protests, including ridesharing options, see: http://www.eff.org/Alerts/
About EFF: The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties organization
working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages
and challenges industry and government to support free expression, privacy, and
openness in the information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
maintains one of the most linked-to Web sites in the world: http://www.eff.org/
EFF ACTION ALERT: Free Dmitry! What You Can Do To Help Set Dmitry Sklyarov Free
http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010719_eff_sklyarov_alert.html
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§EFF asks protesters to put protests on hold
Because Adobe have agreed to meet with representatives from the EFF on Monday, July 23, they [EFF] are asking people to put on hold the planned protests. The EFF state that "If Adobe does not agree to withdraw their complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding Dmitry Sklyarov and to refuse to pursue further prosecutions under the DMCA for cases that should be prevented under fair use provisions of US copyright law" then the protests will continue as planned.
For more information:
http://www.workisafour-letterword.com
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§protests still on
It should be noted that the scheduled protests are still going to occur, in San Jose CA and 20 other cities around the world. See http://www.boycottadobe.com/ for more info.
For more information:
http://www.boycottadobe.com/
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