Major Verdict: California Jury Says "Not Guilty" In Russian DMCA Case - P2P-Zone

JackSpratts · 17-12-02, 01:58 PM

Lisa M. Bowman, News.com

SAN JOSE, Calif.--A jury on Tuesday found a Russian software company not guilty of criminal copyright charges for producing a program that can crack antipiracy protections on electronic books.

The case against ElcomSoft is considered a crucial test of the criminal provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a controversial law designed to extend copyright protections into the digital age.

The company faced four charges related to directly designing and marketing software that could be used to crack eBook copyright protections, plus an additional charge related to conspiring to do so.

The case was launched in July 2001, when ElcomSoft employee Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested during the Las Vegas Defcon hackers conference after giving a speech about his company's software, which is designed to crack protections on Adobe Systems' eBooks. Prosecutors, working with Adobe, said ElcomSoft's Advanced eBook Processor violated the DMCA.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978176.html

- js.

Drakonix · 17-12-02, 03:59 PM

SA_Dave · 17-12-02, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by Drakonix
YES!

DITTO!

TankGirl · 17-12-02, 06:24 PM

A good and right verdict.

- tg

17-12-02, 01:58 PM	#1
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,017	Major Verdict: California Jury Says "Not Guilty" In Russian DMCA Case Lisa M. Bowman, News.com SAN JOSE, Calif.--A jury on Tuesday found a Russian software company not guilty of criminal copyright charges for producing a program that can crack antipiracy protections on electronic books. The case against ElcomSoft is considered a crucial test of the criminal provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a controversial law designed to extend copyright protections into the digital age. The company faced four charges related to directly designing and marketing software that could be used to crack eBook copyright protections, plus an additional charge related to conspiring to do so. The case was launched in July 2001, when ElcomSoft employee Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested during the Las Vegas Defcon hackers conference after giving a speech about his company's software, which is designed to crack protections on Adobe Systems' eBooks. Prosecutors, working with Adobe, said ElcomSoft's Advanced eBook Processor violated the DMCA. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978176.html - js.

17-12-02, 03:59 PM	#2
Drakonix Just Draggin' Along Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,210	YES! __________________ Copyright means the copy of the CD/DVD burned with no errors. I will never spend a another dime on content that I can’t use the way I please. If I can’t copy it to my hard drive and play it using the devices I want, when and where I want, I won’t be buying it. Period. They can all take their DRM, broadcast flags, rootkits, and Compact Discs that aren’t really compact discs and shove them up their bottom-lines.

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17-12-02, 06:24 PM	#4
TankGirl Madame Comrade Join Date: May 2000 Location: Area 25 Posts: 5,587	A good and right verdict. - tg