[free-sklyarov] Adobe Will Talk! July 23 Sklyarov Protest on Hold

[Will Doherty]

I absolutely agree with you about keeping the momentum
going... this is NOT about caving.

This is about sane negotiation to get a guy out of jail.

Please take a moment to really consider what the consequences
can be.

And of course, we will still protest until the government
no longer agrees to prosecute such anti-fair-use cases
under the DMCA or until the DMCA is amended or judicially
restricted so that such prosecutions can no longer occur.

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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At 04:04 PM 7/20/2001 -0400, Keith A. Glass (home email) wrote:


>-----Original Message-----
>From: free-sklyarov-admin at zork.net
>[mailto:free-sklyarov-admin at zork.net]On Behalf Of Will Doherty
>Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 3:51 PM
>To: free-sklyarov at zork.net
>Subject: [free-sklyarov] Adobe Will Talk! July 23 Sklyarov Protest on
>Hold
>Importance: High
>
>
> >Congratulations folks!
>
>No congratulations until Dmitri is free and on a jet, in
>the air, outside of US jurisdiction...
>
> >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.
>
>That's nice.
>
> >For that reason, EFF has decided to:
>
> >PUT THE JULY 23 PROTEST ON HOLD
>
>Methinks EFF doesn't want my Tax Refund. . .
>
> >Please help us act in good faith and postpone the
> >protest until we have a chance to negotiate with
> >Adobe.
>
>I'm sorry, but you DON'T cave in a situation like this,
>if we're protesting with media coverage, that's all the
>more leverage we have in negotiations.
>
>**IF** Adobe had acted honorably, we could show good faith.
>But **WE** haven't done anything wrong: ADOBE is the party
>who needs to show good faith FIRST. . .
>
>And remember, we need to keep the momentum building, because
>getting Dmitri freed is just the FIRST part of this: getting
>DMCA overturned is the full goal. . .