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U.S. To Drop Charges Against Sklyarov

Posted by timothy on from the in-exchange-for-testimony dept.

Schmerd writes: "The New York Times has a story saying that charges will be dropped against Dmitry Sklyarov in exchange for his testimony against his employer ElcomSoft." Si adds: "It looks like Dmitri might be home for Christmas. This is not the end of the trial, but it appears Dmitri has been freed, pending certain stipulations." jij adds this breaking news article on the Associated Press wire as well. (The AP story is also at Wired). Update: 12/13 22:23 GMT by T : sam@caveman.org links to a slightly more in-depth AP report at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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  1. Dmitri does not have to testify against ElcomSoft by _Ash_ · · Score: 2, Redundant

    If I've read the articles correctly, Dmitri does not have to testify against ElcomSoft. He just has to testify, whether for or against, it doesn't make a difference.

  2. ROT13 is not good crypto by ClubStew · · Score: 1, Redundant

    So, Dmitri is forced to testify against his employer. How is this any better? It's Adobe that should be getting the slap on the wrist. Since when is ROT13 a decent crypto algorithm? They should use something better like TwoFish or something. Please, my old Boy's Life magazines had better crypto algorithms from time to time!

  3. Re:Why did he even stick around when on bail? by 21mhz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So, why not just skip the country? It's painfully obvious that he has no moral reason to stay and suffer punishment.

    Is it a matter of difficulty?

    It is a matter of dignity.
    He wouldn't become the national hero he is today.
    That, and I'm proud of him and his company who don't act as scum like many believed them to be.

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    My exception safety is -fno-exceptions.
  4. Stupid stupid stupid by Random+Feature · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The entire premise of the damn DMCA is ridiculous.

    Jailing anyone for distributing code that gets around technological restrictions is legally as feasible as jailing anyone who sells wire cutters. After all, you *could* use them to bypass security fences.

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    I don't have a solution, but I certainly admire the problem.
  5. You have NO idea what you are talking about by jdoeii · · Score: 1, Redundant

    > Hands down, Mr. Katalov is the coolest employer
    > I've ever seen.

    Elcomsoft is responsible for about 5% of Internet spam. These people profit every time you get another turdlet advertizing "Hot teen sluts". Elcomsoft makes Advanced Direct Remailer, Advanced Email Extractor and a whole bunch of spam tools. These guys are crooks and should be put out of business.