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Sklyarov Denied Visa to Return to U.S. for Trial

Posted by michael on from the before-the-law dept.

Kurt Foss writes "Visa applications for Alexander Katalov and Dmitry Sklyarov of ElcomSoft were recently denied by the American Embassy in Moscow, jeopardizing their return to the U.S. in time for the company to face criminal charges for allegedly violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) last year. The already rescheduled trial is presently set to begin in the U.S. District Court of Northern California on October 21."

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  1. Re:Getting in the US by qnonsense · · Score: 1, Redundant
    • They gave a visa to Mohammed Atta well after the September 11 attacks...
    Funny. I thought Atta died on September 11.
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    There comes a time in every man's life when he must say, "No mother! I do not want any more Jell-O!"
  2. Umm 4th Amendment by MntlChaos · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Doesn't the US constitution require them to be there at the trial to "face their accusers"? If the DOS doesn't give them clearance, they should be free to stay in Russia.