Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 07:07:43 -0500 From: Jim Bryant <kc5vdj@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Russia issues travel warning to programmers! Message-ID: <3B94C40F.80005@yahoo.com>
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http://www.ln.mid.ru/WEBSITE/BRP_4.NSF/e78a48070f128a7b43256999005bcbb3/cbdf8538362a0e7e43256abc002cdcc1?OpenDocument STATEMENT BY THE OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN OF RUSSIA'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Regarding Case of Russian Programmer Dmitry Sklyarov, Arrested in USA 1537-31-08-2001 We have been closely following the developments with regard to the case of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov, arrested in the United States on the basis of an American law protecting copyright in the digital millennium. This is the first instance of this law being applied in practice. Approved in 1998, it has caused a mixed reaction among lawyers, including in the US, most of them believing the law violates the right of users to freedom of transfer of electronic data. On August 30, 2001, the first session of court took place in San Jose, California, during which charges were brought against Sklyarov that may entail up to 25 years' imprisonment. At the session, Sklyarov did not plead guilty. His lawyers consider the accusation groundless and intend to prove that the Russian citizen's right to freedom of speech has been violated as a result of the arrest. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its agencies abroad maintain constant contact with the US authorities, the defendant and his lawyers. We would like to draw the attention of all the Russian software and programming specialists cooperating with US firms that, regardless of a final decision in the Sklyarov case, provisions of the 1998 Act may be used against them on the territory of the United States. August 31, 2001 jim -- ET has one helluva sense of humor! He's always anal-probing right-wing schizos! -------------------------------------------- POWER TO THE PEOPLE! _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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