[free-sklyarov] Fwd: [DMITRY-PLAN] Abobe does the right thing: FWD: Adobe & EFF recommend release of Dmitry Sklyarov

[Sam Phillips]

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----- Forwarded message from Stanton McCandlish <mech at eff.org> -----

Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:00:03 -0700
To: dmitry-plan at eff.org
From: Stanton McCandlish <mech at eff.org>
Subject: [DMITRY-PLAN] Abobe does the right thing: FWD: Adobe & EFF recommend
 release of Dmitry Sklyarov

For Immediate Release

Contact for EFF:

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations,
  +1 415 436-9333 x111, +1 415 794-6064 (cell),
  free-dmitry at eff.org

Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney - Intellectual Property,
  +1 415 436-9333 x112, +1 415 637-5310 (cell),
  robin at eff.org

Contact for Adobe:

Holly Campbell, Senior Corporate Public Relations Manager,
  +1 408 536-6401,
  campbell at adobe.com


ADOBE, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION CALL FOR RELEASE
OF RUSSIAN PROGRAMMER

San Jose, Calif. - July 23, 2001

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) and the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today jointly
recommend the release of Russian programmer Dmitry
Sklyarov from federal custody.

Adobe is also withdrawing its support for the criminal
complaint against Dmitry Sklyarov.

"EFF praises Adobe for doing the right thing," said
Shari Steele, EFF Executive Director. "We are pleased
to see that Adobe has lived up to the high standard of
integrity that has made the company successful. While
we don't agree on every detail of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), we look forward to
working together with Adobe to secure Dmitry's
immediate release."

"We strongly support the DMCA and the enforcement of
copyright protection of digital content," said Colleen
Pouliot, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for
Adobe. "However, the prosecution of this individual in
this particular case is not conducive to the best
interests of any of the parties involved or the
industry. ElcomSoft's Advanced eBook Processor
software is no longer available in the United States,
and from that perspective the DMCA worked. Adobe will
continue to protect its copyright interests and those
of its customers."

Sklyarov was arrested July 16 on a criminal complaint
filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District
of California under the DMCA. ElcomSoft is the
Moscow-based company employing Sklyarov.


About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds
award winning software solutions for Network
Publishing, including Web, print, video, wireless and
broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging,
dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to
create, manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable
content. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is
the second largest PC software company in the U.S.,
with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion.

About the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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
websites in the world:
http://www.eff.org/


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Stanton McCandlish      mech at eff.org       http://www.eff.org/~mech
Technical Director/Webmaster         Electronic Frontier Foundation
voice: +1 415 436 9333 x105                    fax: +1 415 436 9993
EFF, 454 Shotwell St.                    San Francisco CA 94110 USA

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