[Free-sklyarov-uk] Numbers?

Anton Chterenlikht a.chterenlikht at sheffield.ac.uk
Fri, 03 Aug 2001 07:09:36 +0100


Guys,

Here is an idea for yet another flyer. Maybe someone will find it interesting
and print some copies.

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4 reasons why Dmitry's accusation is total crap.

Dmitry was arrested because FBI thought that he "( here should be the last
paragraph of the affidavit )"

There are at least 4 false statements in this accusation.

1. The program Dmitry took part in writing is primarily designed to help
legitimate software users to exsersise thir right of fair dealing and to help
blind people to read a book with breugel terminals.

2. It circumvents the technological measure only because Adobe used this
measure to restrict users access to their rights.

3. The technological measure itself is so weak and stupid (here should be the
brief description of ROT-13 (I still cannot believe they used it!!)) that
almost everyone else, noy only an expert in electronic security could
circumvent it.

4. There is no evidence of finantial gain. Even after 16 days since the arrest
no one could give any evidence that Dmitry was selling this program. Simply
because he was not.

Thus Dmitry did not break DMCA (even if we forget for a moment how terrible
DMCA is). Hi is indeed innocent

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I would've print it but it was too late yesterday and today I'll leaving in 10
minutes.

Hope to see you all there today.

Free Dmitry!

anton