http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45870,00.html Adobe E-Book Hacker Released Wired News Report 11:40 a.m. Aug. 6, 2001 PDT SAN JOSE, California -- Dmitry Sklyarov is out on bail. A federal magistrate judge ordered that the Russian programmer -- whose arrest last month on copyright infringement charges sparked worldwide protests -- be freed Monday on $50,000 bail. After a 30-minute bail hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward A. Infante released Sklyarov but said he must remain in Northern California under the supervision of a local friend, Sergei Osoakine. Joseph Burton, Sklyarov's defense attorney, said he was "ecstatic" that his client would be released. Sklyarov's passport remains in the hands of the U.S. Attorney's office, and a pre-trial hearing is set for Aug. 23. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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