EFFector Vol. 14, No. 16 July 27, 2001 editor@eff.org
A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424
In the 176th Issue of EFFector (now with over 28,000 subscribers!):
* EFF Rejoins "Free Dmitry" Protests After Meeting with US
Attorney's Office
* Adobe, Electronic Frontier Foundation Call for Release of Russian
Programmer Dmitry Sklyarov
* Join EFF in Fundraising Dinner with Ed Felten, Washington, D.C.,
Aug. 15.
* Attention Musicians: Sign up to Play at EFF's Share-In Music
Festival
* Administrivia
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EFF Rejoins "Free Dmitry" Protests
After Meeting with US Attorney's Office
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2001
Contact:
Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney - Intellectual Property,
+1 415-436-9333 x112,
robin@eff.org
[NOTE: Will Doherty will be out of the office until
August 8, so please direct media requests to Robin
or to press@eff.org]
San Francisco, CA - Representatives of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF) met with representatives of the U.S. Attorney's
office in San Francisco today. There was a productive dialog, however
the U.S. Attorney's office did not agree to drop the prosecution
against Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov.
"The people from the U.S. Attorney's office heard our concerns and
asked probing questions about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,"
explained EFF's Executive Director Shari Steele. "However, they did
not give any indication of their plans for Dmitry, so we encourage
everyone to keep up the pressure and join the protests."
Having explored good faith negotiations, the Electronic Frontier
Foundation rejoins the call for nonviolent protests worldwide to
secure the immediate release of Dmitry Sklyarov and drop all criminal
charges against him.
A protest is already scheduled in San Francisco for 11:30am this
coming Monday, July 30, at the Federal Courthouse at 450 Golden Gate
Ave. Additional July 30th protests are scheduled in Los Angeles,
Boston, Chicago, and Minneapolis, and future protests will likely
occur in 25 or more cities worldwide in coming weeks.
For the latest information on the Sklyarov case, including media
releases and legal filings, updated on a regular basis, see:
http://www.eff.org/Legal/Cases/US_v_Sklyarov/
For information on related DMCA cases, see:
&nbps; http://www.eff.org/Legal/Cases/Felten_v_RIAA/
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/
Two sites that are organizing protests:
http://www.freesklyarov.org/
http://www.freedmitry.org/
To join the free-sklyarov mailing list, see:
http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/free-sklyarov/
About EFF:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded
in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and
government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the
information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
maintains one of the most linked-to Web sites in the world:
http://www.eff.org/
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Adobe, Electronic Frontier Foundation Call for Release
of Russian Programmer Dmitry Sklyarov
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release
For Immediate Release: July 23, 2001
Contact for EFF:
Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney - Intellectual Property,
robin@eff.org,
+1 415-436-9333 x112
Contact for Adobe:
Holly Campbell, Senior Corporate Public Relations Manager,
campbell@adobe.com,
+1 408-536-6401
San Jose, Calif. - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) and the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today jointly recommend the
release of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov from federal custody.
Adobe is also withdrawing its support for the criminal complaint
against Dmitry Sklyarov.
"EFF praises Adobe for doing the right thing," said Shari Steele, EFF
Executive Director. "We are pleased to see that Adobe has lived up to
the high standard of integrity that has made the company successful.
While we don't agree on every detail of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA), we look forward to working together with Adobe
to secure Dmitry's immediate release."
"We strongly support the DMCA and the enforcement of copyright
protection of digital content," said Colleen Pouliot, Senior Vice
President and General Counsel for Adobe. "However, the prosecution of
this individual in this particular case is not conducive to the best
interests of any of the parties involved or the industry. ElcomSoft's
Advanced eBook Processor software is no longer available in the United
States, and from that perspective the DMCA worked. Adobe will continue
to protect its copyright interests and those of its customers."
Sklyarov was arrested July 16 on a criminal complaint filed by the
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California under the DMCA.
ElcomSoft is the Moscow-based company employing Sklyarov.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated ( http://www.adobe.com ) builds award
winning software solutions for Network Publishing, including Web,
print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design,
imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create,
manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable content. Headquartered in
San Jose, Calif., Adobe is the second largest PC software company in
the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion.
About the Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded
in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and
government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the
information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
maintains one of the most linked-to websites in the world:
http://www.eff.org/
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Join EFF in Fundraising Dinner with Ed Felten
Washington, D.C., Aug. 15.
Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation in celebration of the
presentation of Professor Ed Felten's Reading Between the Lines:
Lessons from the SDMI Challenge at the USENIX Security Symposium on
August 15th, 2001! Come and meet Professor Felten, his research team,
and legal team, and support EFF's legal battle to get this paper
presented. We will be dining at the prestigious Red Sage restaurant
after the panel discussion on SDMI/DMCA, which runs from 6:30 - 7:00
on the evening of August 15th.
The Red Sage is just around the block from the J.W. Marriott Hotel. We
will be gathering in the Continental room at 7:30, and dinner will
begin at 8:00.
Come support the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in defending our
rights to think, speak, and share our ideas, thoughts, and needs using
new technologies!
Based in San Francisco, EFF is a donor-supported membership
organization working to protect our fundamental rights regardless of
technology; to educate the press, policymakers and the general public
about civil liberties issues related to technology; and to act as a
defender of those liberties. Among our various activities, EFF opposes
misguided legislation, initiates and defends court cases preserving
individuals' rights, launches global public campaigns, introduces
leading edge proposals and papers, hosts frequent educational events,
engages the press regularly, and publishes a comprehensive archive of
digital civil liberties information at one of the most linked-to
websites in the world: http://www.eff.org.
There are only 25 spots left, so sign up early! Contact Contact Katie
by email at katie@eff.org or by phone at +1 415-436-9333 x104 to
reserve a spot. The price of admission to the celebration with the
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Ed Felten, his research team, and the
legal team is $250, which includes dinner and wine at the legendary
Red Sage restaurant.
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Attention Musicians: Sign Up to Play
at EFF's Share-In Music Festival
EFF Unplugged: Music Share-In
Saturday, September 8, 2001
Stanyan Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (Corner of Haight
and Stanyon)
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) would like to invite you to
participate in an open air concert event for everyone who loves music.
EFF Unplugged will feature musicians from around the Bay Area
performing acoustically in Golden Gate Park. Artists participating in
this event will permit recording of their performances by those in
attendance in support of EFF's Open Audio License (OAL).
The OAL was developed to help artists share their work with others
without giving up the recognition they deserve for creating the art.
Based on the open source and free software initiatives for software
development, the open audio license encourages artists to share with
one another and their fans and to build upon the works of others.
Adoption of the OAL does not mean that an artist does not get
compensated for his or her work. On the contrary--the OAL permits
artists to share single tracks or performances, with recognition, that
could lead to sales of additional music. EFF is extremely sensitive to
supporting new models of music distribution in the digital world that
see more money going to the artists themselves. One of the great
qualities of the Internet is that packaging and distributing music,
which is where most of the money is currently spent by record
companies, is trivial. EFF is committed to developing tools that
empower artists to take control over their own art and to be
compensated appropriately for their works.
EFF believes that many of the laws and technologies being developed
today to protect intellectual property actually harm the public's
First Amendment and fair use rights and make criminals of people doing
perfectly legitimate things. We are striving to help artists realize
the full potential of the Internet for reaching their fans by
challenging restrictive laws in courtrooms and through public
education events, like this one.
In addition to several stages of acoustical music, the Share-In will
showcase numerous artist booths, where musicians can sell their music
and merchandise to the public. In addition, there will be booths
hosted by EFF and outside sponsors, including artists' rights
organizations and independent labels. For more information about
participating in EFF's Music Share-In, contact:
Katina Bishop, EFF Director of Education and Offline Activism,
+1 415-436-9333 x101,
katina@eff.org
Information about EFF's Open Audio License is available at:
http://www.eff.org/IP/Open_licenses/
EFF is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect
rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages
and challenges everyone to support free expression, privacy, and
openness in the information society. EFF is a member-supported
organization and maintains one of the most linked-to websites in the
world at:
http://www.eff.org/
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