New to this issue? Wondering why so many people are so upset?
Dmitry
Sklyarov is a 26-year-old Russian citizen and Ph.D. student who
studies cryptography.
He is the father of two children (2 1/2 year old son, 3 month old
daughter).
He helped create the Advanced eBook Processor (AEBPR)
software for his Russian employer Elcomsoft.
According to the company's website, the software permits eBook owners
to translate from Adobe's secure eBook format into the more common
Portable Document Format (PDF). The software only works on legitimately
purchased eBooks and has been used by blind people to read otherwise-inaccessible
PDF user's manuals, and by people who want to move an eBook from
one computer to another (just like anyone can move a music CD from
the home player to a portable or car).
Sklyarov was arrested July 17 in Las Vegas, NV, apparently
at the behest of Adobe Systems, according to the DOJ
complaint. He was charged with distributing a product designed
to circumvent copyright protection measures.
He is now released on $50.000 bail and restricted to California.
(quote from www.freesklyarov.org)
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