[free-sklyarov] Adobe Will Talk!

[Jon O .]

Please explain the issues below.

Company files complaint.

Researcher is arrested.

Protest organized.

Company gives in. Saves face.

Government continues action against researcher.

This outcome allows Adobe to save face, not get
TV cameras, etc in front of their building and
generally not look like the bad guy.

This also tells other companies they can file complaint,
hand off the FBI and withdraw to prevent bad PR.

The issue is the DMCA and always has been. 

I hope you guys get this figured out...






On 20-Jul-2001, Will Doherty wrote:
> Congratulations folks!
> 
> The pressure we all have put on Adobe has resulted
> in an agreement to meet with representatives from
> the Electronic Frontier Foundation on this Monday
> morning, July 23.
> 
> For that reason, EFF has decided to:
> 
> PUT THE JULY 23 PROTEST ON HOLD
> 
> Please help us act in good faith and postpone the
> protest until we have a chance to negotiate with
> Adobe.
> 
> Of course, we can always rekindle the protest if
> Adobe does not agree to withdraw their complaint
> to the US 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.
> 
> And also, if the US Attorney's office insists
> on prosecuting Dmitry without a current complaint
> from Adobe, then we will continue protests directed
> at them rather than at Adobe.
> 
> If you still feel that you have to protest on
> Monday, you are of course free to do so.
> However, it may be a more effective use of
> our collective energies to act in a coordinated
> way to get Dmitry out of jail.
> 
> I am writing a media release to this effect as
> soon as I sent this email to you... wanted you
> all to know first.
> 
> Free Dmitry,
> 
> Will Doherty
> Online Activist / Media Relations
> Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
> Web http://www.eff.org
> 
> Electronic Frontier Foundation - Protecting rights in the digital age
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> 
> 
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