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Sklyarov Clarifies Circumstances of Release, Testimony
*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)."
Can he sue for being wrongfully imprisoned? I mean, he was jailed for 5 months, does he get some kind of reparation for his trouble?
No sig for you.
Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Janet Reno, FBI @ Waco, Ruby Ridge, etc.
The gov't has demonstrated not only a willingness, but an eagerness to lie on all fronts over anything that might be potentially embarrasing.
Why stop now?
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
sounds to me like the gov't is just trying to cover what they finaly realised to be a big mistake on their part... now they need to make it look like they are going easy on him out of sympathy or his "cooperation."
i also remember in another article (can't remember where), his employer even offered to stand trial in his stead if they released dimitry... i found that to be quite admirable myself
I believe sex is highly over rated... unless it involves me
Yes, the government often speaks out of the side of their mouths. However, this is blatant and obvious miscoduct.
There should be some inquiry into this matter.
You can't legislate goodness. Let each to his own destiny, by will of his freely made choices.
In a recent article in an English magazine 'Linux Format', it had a sort of guide to the dmca, what it meant etc, some of the things it went on about was that if Sklyarov was released, it could mean that the DMCA could be removed from US law, also being an infingement of the US's first amendment (freedom of speech)
Mostly though, i think most people should be thinking, 'WHAT HAPPENS NOW'.
What is the next direction for the goverment, and the anti-DMCA people (people with common sense) and where will this put the SSSCA.
Turns out that this was all a lie by the Justice Dept.
What exactly was a lie? He did enter into an agreement. The government never said that he admitted guilt. Sure, they screwed up the employment status, but that is likely a minor oversight, not a lie. Much more minor than slashdot's "lie", saying that he agreed to testify against Elcomsoft.
And if we really think our own government is so evil, why are we still here?
personally i don't think our government is evil... just filled with greedy incompetents...
why are we still here? mostly because we are spoiled and complacent (and can't spell)
Why is it that, when it's the Government's word versus some cracker's, everyone always wants to believe the cracker?
this this case i believe the "cracker" simply because he's being charged with breaking a law that doesn't apply in his country... this is about as silly was an american gun maker/seller being arrested in japan for making/selling guns in the us...
I believe sex is highly over rated... unless it involves me
Everytime I read yet another update to this semingly never-ending ordeal, one thing that remains constant is what a wonderful employer Elcomsoft must be to work for. They've stood by Dmitry's side beginning with day one, they're still hanging in there fighting for him, and their CEO even offered himself up in a bizarre "hostage exchange" scenario.
I hope all of the employees of Adobe are truly embarrassed about this.
Maybe I am putting words in your mouth that you never meant but it seems to me that going back to the "Source" is not quite valid. The issue at hand is the perception that he had admitted "wrongdoing" that is perpetrated by the DOJ / Press release. We have seen again and again the government's refusal to protect its citizen, let alone a foreigner, from its own misconduct. This got to stop.
Help fight continental drift.
I hope all of the employees of Adobe are truly embarrassed about this.
I'm embarassed about this, because my government is making our country look like an ass.
The legal proceedings were started by the AG. What Adobe did is throw their weight around to get the AG to file charges against Sklyarov. Nor did Adobe "withdraw" or change their mind--they merely sent out a nice-sounding press release after the damage was done and there was nothing else for them to do. And Adobe's press release restates their position on copyright and the DMCA. Adobe hasn't gotten any nicer.
Why was Dmitry arrested? "His" program was under US Copyright Law a "work for hire", and therefore he never owned it in the first place.
Government in general is corrupt. It takes large amounts of money to run for office, and the steady of stream of favors just perpetuates our corrupt republic. District attorneys need to have high profile cases for promotions, Police departments need to take houses and cars from citizens for their police budgets. Senators and Congress are to busy with campaign funding, and re-elections. Judges plan for cushy jobs with law firms and big businesses when they are off the bench.
Dmitry was lucky that the government didn't want to continue with the case, the feds could of pushed it and won. Busting (Imaginary) hackers helps everyone in our corrupt government.
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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. - Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
I live in Texas, and I still don't think the govt did anything legally wrong at Waco. All I know is, a bunch of nutties with guns were down there plotting to eventually kill me and my family, and a bunch of govt agents got themselves shot trying to take them out before they all killed themselves.
It blew my mind how conservative talk radio immediately tried to picture these guys as, "Just peaceful, churchgoing, religious folks exercising their 2nd amendment priviliges.
Secession is the right of all sentient beings.
Truthfully, I was nodding when I read your original post. Our founding fathers had the luxury to flee to a completely new continent (albiet one populated by some pesky indigenous peoples that needed wiping out). We, however, have no such luxury. When people say idiotic things like "love it or leave it" they don't think to ask "leave for where?"
Another continent ruled by ogilarchy and the same corporations as every where else? Bummer.
You americans should be sick of your governments behaviour. Lying? Urging the people not to question their government? Regular people being harrased for just that thing by the Secret Service and FBI? You my freinds are living in a totalinarian police state. Enjoy living in 1984 for the rest of your life. Personally, I never cared for being forced by the government to think their way and being threatened by a federal agency to do so or "you are in line with the terrorists", but I'm in a country which is still required by law to allow it's people to question government. I'm in a country where satire against the government(and corporations) is still allowed. I'm in a country where the person who gets the most votes in an election is the winner. In short, I don't live in the USA.
It's been a long time.