[Fwd: [PLUG] Dmitry Sklyarov Protest July 23rd]

From: Zot O'Connor (zot@private)
Date: Fri Jul 20 2001 - 13:44:14 PDT

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    Alan wrote:
    > 
    > http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010719_eff_sklyarov_alert.html#portland
    > 
    > For those of you unfamiliar with the situation:
    > 
    > Dmitry Sklyarov is a Russian cryptographer that was presenting a paper on
    > security problems with Abobe's e-book format. (Like use of ROT-13.)  He was
    > arrested immediatly after the presentation and is now somewhere in Federal
    > prison for violating the DMCA.
    > 
    > This is pretty nasty.  Basically it means that anyone who exposes weaknesses
    > in copy protection (no matter how bad) can be put in jail for five years and
    > fined a bunch of money.
    > 
    > Double-plus ungood.
    > 
    > Portland Protest
    > WHEN/WHERE
    > Mon., July 23, 2001, 11am PT, at Terry Shrunck Plaza outside the Federal
    > Building, downtown Portland.
    > 
    > Rideshare/Carpool Board for rideshare/carpooling on the EFF link above.
    > 
    > EVENT CONTACT
    > 
    > Jeme A. Brelin
    > jeme@private
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