Re: [dvd-discuss] Dmitry Sklyarov freed

[mickey <mickeym(at)mindspring.com>]

Or, like the DoJ release said, "He admitted his conduct", whatever that 
means.

mickeym


Michael A Rolenz wrote:

>Shrewd yes....especially since if he was an American citizen he could be 
>compelled to testify even as a hostile witness. Not being a citizen this 
>gives them leverage. OTOH it stinks because it's also a tacit admission of 
>guilt.
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>"Robert S. Thau" <rst@ai.mit.edu>
>Sent by: owner-dvd-discuss@lweb.law.harvard.edu
>12/13/01 02:09 PM
>Please respond to dvd-discuss
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>Seth David Schoen writes:
> > Planet PDF and AP are reporting (Planet PDF has a complete press
> > release) that the charges against Dmitry Sklyarov have been dropped
> > and he will be allowed to return home to Russia.
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>Charges against Elcomsoft have not been dropped (and a condition on
>the deal for Dmitry was that he testify at the trial of the company).
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>Shrewd move for the prosecution; they get to establish the precedent
>they were after without giving DMCA opponents a poster boy...
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