[free-sklyarov] Posted this on Slashdot, but. . .

[Mike Genin]

There    could    not    be   a  counter-arrest  here...  Despite that
this is just a wrong way to solve the problem, it  is not a spy
or  diplomatic  conflict  when  such things happens. Our officials did
nothing even when mr. Borodin was arrested and put in jail, and he was
(and is) a state official with a diplomatic passport.
It  is sad, that many people here do not understand the Dmitry's case.
Only IT-related press here understand it right.
Yes,   there  are  news  about  him  in a TV-newsblocks, but it always
includes  words  like  "hacker",  "crack", "removing protection". Mass
media  interest  is  in   scandals  of  any  kind,  not  of  "boring"
explanation of Adobe position, Elcomsoft position etc.

Still,   I   do not understand position of our Foreign Ministry. It do
nothing to solve the problem. This  is  their  area  by all means.
Well, maybe they do something in silence, but I doubt it.

Keith A. Glass wrote:

KAG> It may be time to up the ante: As the Adobe Software is apparentely in violation of Russian Law, well.....

KAG> So here it is on Slashdot:

KAG> http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=01/07/23/2315228&cid=84
KAG> ****
KAG> So when will the Moscow Militia. . . (Score:2, Insightful)
KAG> by Salgak1 (salgak at earthling.net) on 11:35 AM July 24th, 2001 EST (#84)
KAG> (User #20136 Info)  

KAG> . . .arrest the employees of the Adobe Moscow office ??? After all, ADOBE is breaking Russian law. . . oops, nearest office is in Sweden. However, they DO have an agent in Russia:

KAG> Russia 

KAG> AZ-Graphics Co.
KAG> 24 Pravda Street, Office 706
KAG> Pressa Entrance
KAG> Moscow 125865
KAG> Russia
KAG> Tel: (+7) 095-257-45-23
KAG> Fax: (+7) 095-251-42-49

KAG> (taken from Adobe's European Support Page)

KAG> Actually, I'm surprised that there HASN'T been a counter-arrest in Russia, or a uproar from the Duma. . . .
KAG> *****
KAG> And a reply that may be most useful here. . .
KAG> *****
KAG> Russian Slashdot readers... (Score:3, Insightful)
KAG> by cyberdonny on 12:10 PM July 24th, 2001 EST (#176)
KAG> (User #46462 Info)  
KAG> ... you know what you have to do. Walk to your friendly neighbourhood police office, and file a criminal complaint against AZ-Graphics Co. for trafficking in fraudulent fair-use locked software.
KAG> If enough such complaints are received, the police has to act in one way or another. 


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