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Sklyarov Clarifies Circumstances of Release, Testimony

Posted by timothy on from the build-a-bridge-out-of-'im dept.

*ZiggyP0P* writes: "We remember hearing how Dmitry was let off and released (so he can finally go home) but how he had to cooperate with the government in the prosecution of his employer as a plea bargain. Turns out that this was all a lie by the Justice Dept. Skylarov has released his own statements which explain what exactly happened. He has entered into no legal plea bargain and he is still employed by Elcomsoft (even though the justice dept called him his former employer)."

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  1. Link to FULL TEXT of Skylarov document by Seth+Finkelstein · · Score: 5, Informative
    It would be helpful for the discussion to be informed by

    The FULL TEXT of the document regarding Skylarov

    Further, deponent sayeth not (at least in this message ...)

    Sig: What Happened To The Censorware Project (censorware.org)

  2. Another reason for civil disobedience by argoff · · Score: 4, Informative

    This proves two things:

    1) It must be obvious to everyone that the DMCA is unconstitutional

    2) DMCA type laws are never going to go away till we attack the root of the problem, copyrights

    Unless you think that we're going to conjure up a propaganda machine the size of the movie industry, or that the government will suddenly start protecting liberties again, civil disobedience is the only way to go.

  3. Sigh... by sheldon · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's one thing to accuse the government of being corrupt. It's quite another to pin the blame for this corruption on the very parties who tried to clean it up.

    I'd very much appreciate you explaining each one of these incidents.

    I'm very much curious what you think Janet Reno did that was wrong. The only thing I can recall is her listening to the Republican appointees in the FBI when she first took office. Thus begat Waco. Both her and President Clinton apologized for that, and cleaned house in the FBI.

    What always amazes me is how ignorant, stupid and partisan Republicans are. This idiot is trying to pin the blame for Ruby Ridge on the Clinton Administration when the event occured in '92.

    But I'll bet back in '92 if it had gained any news coverage this moron would have claimed we shouldn't criticize the FBI because that's not patriotic.

    It makes me want to puke just thinking that my family has died protecting the rights of scum like this.