[free-sklyarov] Adobe side of EFF/Adobe negotiations.

[Ilya Volynets]

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Are any of those who do not speak any english on this list?

For those who do not speak any russian, my namesake gave very brief
(and emotional :-) describtion for non-English speakers of Adobe's press release

On Wednesday 25 July 2001 15:53, Ilya V. Vasilyev wrote:
> Hi, All!
>
> Я переводил сообщение EFF о переговорах с Adobe сразу же после публикации.
> Ниже описываются результаты с другой стороны -- то, как Adobe описывает
> переговоры и достигнутые результаты.  Возможно, что это сообщение было
> разослано по всем деловым контактам Adobe.
>
> Пока Дмитрий не на свободе, а Adobe не компенсировала моральный ущерб семье
> Дмитрия, у меня есть некая брезгливость в отношении этой "фирмы".  Поэтому
> простите, переводить их слова я не буду.
>
> И только из уважения к людям, не знающим английский, сообщу -- там то же
> самое, что нам гораздо оперативнее сообщил Фонд Электронного Фронтира плюс
> тупые высказывания, что ублюдочный DMCA защищает непонятно чьи права.
> Эмоции мои.
>
> - - -
> Ilya V. Vasilyev
> Civil Hackers' School
> Moscow Center +7(095)162-4767
> http://server23.net/user/ath/
>
> ----
>
> 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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