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

[Alex Fabrikant]

Translation of Ilya's message into English (for the benefit of
non-Russian-speakers of course) follows:

"Hi, All!

"I've been translating the release from EFF about the negotiations with
Adobe immediately after publication. Below is a description of the results
from the other side -- the way Adobe describes the negotiations and the
results achieved. It's possible that the below communique was sent out to
all of Adobe's business contacts.

"While Dmitry is not free and Adobe hasn't compensated Dmitry's family for
their emotional distress ("moral'niy uscherb"?), I retain a certain
disgust toward this "company". Thus, with my apologies, I will not, for
time being, translate their words.

"Only out of respect for the people who do not speak English, I'd likea to
mention that the gist of the below is the same thing reported to us in a
much better manner by EFF, plus idiotic statements about how the DMCA
defends someone's rights -- don't know whose. The emotions are mine."

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Ilya V. Vasilyev wrote:

> Hi, All!
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> - - -
> Ilya V. Vasilyev
> Civil Hackers' School
> Moscow Center +7(095)162-4767
> http://server23.net/user/ath/
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> ----
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> Monday, Adobe met with officials from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
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> (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.
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> As a result of our meeting today, Adobe and the EFF issued a joint press
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> release recommending the release of Dmitry Sklyarov from federal
> custody.
> Adobe is also withdrawing its support for the criminal complaint against
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> Mr. Sklyarov. The press release is attached for your reference.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> eBooks on FTP, web sites or popular peer-to-peer networks.
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> 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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> ---
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-alexf