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Sklyarov Released On $50,000 Bail

Posted by timothy on from the roaming-the-streets-with-innocent-muggers-and-rapists dept.

Mike Schiraldi was the first to write about Dmitry Sklyarov's release from jail, even before it happened: "According to this live report from the courtroom, Dmitri will probably be out of jail real soon now. Of course, he still won't be allowed to leave Northern California, but it's a start ..." Soon after, inaneboy pointed out this Reuters story on yahoo which says that Sklyarov has been released, on 50,000 dollars bail, raised by his employer, ElcomSoft. phalse phace wrote to say that the EFF has just posted an announcement as well as some background.

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  1. man by BilldaCat · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's gonna have a lot of e-mail to catch up on. Wasn't he in jail for the whole SirCam bit?

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    1. Re:man by tssm0n0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      He's gonna have a lot of e-mail to catch up on. Wasn't he in jail for the whole SirCam bit?

      Not to mention all the slashdot articles he's gonna have to read about himself...

    2. Re:man by technos · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just wait.. Next thing you'll know, they'll have him up on 'Theft of Trade Secret' charges too because some dumbass at Adobe Sircamed him a copy of their new and improved eBook encryption spec..

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  2. ThinkGeek Is In Trouble... by cmdrsed · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is Think Geek going to do with all of those Free Dimitri shirts they just got in? Nobody is going to want them now....

  3. Re:A couple SF Chronicle articles by Chakat · · Score: 5, Funny
    I love this quote from the first article you linked to:
    Book publishers say they need a tough law like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or they'll never be able to make money selling electronic books. If programmers are allowed to crack eBook encryption, the next Napster-style trading system will be exchanging copies of "Moby Dick" instead of songs by Moby, they warn.
    Uhh...someone better tell the AAP that "Moby Dick" is public domain, something that is legal to copy under the law
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  4. Re:Very indicative of our society today... by Bozar · · Score: 5, Funny

    As Winston Churchill said (keep in mind his mother was American), "You can count on the Americans to do the right thing, once they've exhausted every other possible course of action."

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  5. Re:Impressive by Chairboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    > His employer raised that money? That's great! Talk about dedication! More companies should back their employees in this manner.
    > I can hardly believe this; are they hiring???

    Why, you planning on getting arrested?

  6. Legislating profits? by sandgroper · · Score: 4, Funny

    Book publishers say they need a tough law like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or
    they'll never be able to make money selling electronic books.

    Gee. I wonder if I can get the U.S. Congress to pass a law that says I have to be able to make a profit, no matter what stupid business I decide to get into.