[free-sklyarov] Adobe email to their partners

[Don MacAskill]

This came across the wire from Adobe today, I believe it's being sent to
all their partners.  In it, they reaffirm their statement that
prosecuting Dmitry isn't the right thing to do. 


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Monday, Adobe met with officials from the Electronic Frontier Foundation

(EFF) to better understand their concerns and explore ways to resolve
the 
issues surrounding the arrest of Dmitry Sklyarov while preserving Adobe
and 
its customers' copyrights. This meeting covered concerns about this
case, 
and while we strongly support the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA) 
and the enforcement of copyright protection of digital content,
prosecuting Mr. Sklyarov in this particular case is not conducive to the
best interests 
of any of the parties involved or the industry. It has always been
Adobe's 
goal to have ElcomSoft stop selling the Advanced eBook Processor
software, 
and this has happened.

As a result of our meeting today, Adobe and the EFF issued a joint press

release recommending the release of Dmitry Sklyarov from federal
custody. 
Adobe is also withdrawing its support for the criminal complaint against

Mr. Sklyarov. The press release is attached for your reference.

The criminal complaint against Mr. Sklyarov has been, and continues to
be, 
in the hands of the US Attorney's office and it is up to them as to how 
they choose to proceed. While we are not interested in supporting the 
prosecution of this case, Adobe will continue to protect its copyright 
interests and those of its customers.

Security is an ongoing effort at Adobe and the company is committed to 
strengthening the security of its products. Regarding the Acrobat eBook 
Reader, the company continues to make changes to the encryption scheme
of 
the current version the software. Adobe will continue its Web
surveillance 
of compromised eBooks in Adobe PDF. Reports continue show no compromised

eBooks on FTP, web sites or popular peer-to-peer networks.

In conclusion, Adobe extends its gratitude for your patience and
support. 
Adobe strongly believes in copyright protection for digital content and 
will continue to support technology standards bodies, government
agencies 
and publishing industry associations in enforcing copyright protection
on 
the Internet. We also look forward to continuing the good work of the 
digital rights management standards group in the OeBF (Open eBook Forum)
on 
eBook
security and encryption issues.

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Don MacAskill
http://www.FreeDmitry.org/