[free-sklyarov] Re: come on... (fwd)

[Sonia Arana]

another less ignorant than before...

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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:41:23 +0200
From: johan j. <johan.j at alfa.telenordia.se>
To: Sonia Arana <spider at sneakybastard.com>
Subject: Re: come on... 

Hey Sonia,
Thanks for clearing this up for me.

// j


> Hi Johan,
>
> Dmitry's *company* sells software that allows people to add features to
> their ebook. Dmitry was one engineer who helped create the product, which
> is legal in Russia. The product does break the (very simple) encryption in
> order to add the features. Some people might use this tool to make
> unathorized copies, but we do not feel that that is enough to make a tool
> illegal.
>
> Dmitry is accused of importing the device, which is illegal under
> the DMCA, but he is innocent of this allegation.
>
> Sonia