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Post number 9162

Kikkoman — Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:17:02 -0800

The EFF gets a meeting with Adobe, but does it come quickly enough? I, for one, am not ready to easily forgive and forget the company's actions, regardless how strong Adobe's case against him. Keep your eye on the ball and maybe we'll see a bad law overturned and an injustice corrected.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Fri, 20 Jul 2001 22:36:19 -0800

Free Sklyarov!

By: skyline

skyline — Fri, 20 Jul 2001 23:19:01 -0800

Yeah!

By: Opus Dark

Opus Dark — Fri, 20 Jul 2001 23:43:03 -0800

I can't type with my fists clenched. The DMCA = Demented Megalomaniacal Corporate Accomodation masquerading as copyright law. Adobe = mud. I can't type with my fists clenched.

By: black8

black8 — Fri, 20 Jul 2001 23:51:22 -0800

Wow, I hear there's going to be a protest on Monday at their building here in Seattle (yikes!! Good thing I'm not coming in that day!) Hope it doesn't get too ugly...

By: D

Sat, 21 Jul 2001 00:01:48 -0800

The DMCA is generating heroes at an incredible pace. I can barely believe Adobe's actions, much less how they must have assumed they could get away with it.

By: Mick

Mick — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 04:13:19 -0800

O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength! But it is tyrannous To use it like a giant. - William Shakespeare

By: NsJen

NsJen — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 08:41:11 -0800

Protest Postponed

By: gluechunk

gluechunk — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:30:35 -0800

Protests will still be happening in places like Chicago and Seattle on Monday. But they aren't going to be linked with the EEF as much as before.

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:30:42 -0800

Postponement getting ignored.

By: gluechunk

gluechunk — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:31:21 -0800

er, EFF, EEF, you know what I meant. back to sleep...

By: kindall

kindall — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:53:24 -0800

EFF is 3839 in decimal.

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:03:23 -0800

Kindall, yer a geek.

By: kindall

kindall — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:07:23 -0800

No, a geek is someone who can do that in their head.

By: rodii

rodii — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:24:35 -0800

3839 Let's birth a meme! Like 420, only 3839 means... hmm. "information wants to be free"?

By: mathowie

mathowie — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:31:17 -0800

headlemur's open letter to adobe.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:36:07 -0800

Here's a good article on the DCMA in regards to this case. Is there a definitive "the DCMA is evil" site I can point people to when they question the drawbacks to it?

By: fooljay

fooljay — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:19:23 -0800

The EFF is probably the most definitive site out there in terms of legal specifics and activism on that front. However, it doesn't contain nearly the level of vitriol that this bill clearly deserves.

By: Kikkoman

Kikkoman — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:21:42 -0800

Well, I don't know of a definitive site, as such. However, there is a brief explanation of the DMCA on the Boycott Adobe site, a very nice article about the law at the EFF site and a decent explanation of the DMCA's effect on copyright law on MSNBC's site.

By: fooljay

fooljay — Sat, 21 Jul 2001 16:00:26 -0800

You know, I'm just thinking here, but the only way to fix this whole situation is to have the DMCA overturned completely. To do so would take someone going to court, probably all the way to the Supreme Court. It really sucks that this guy, from a foreign country with a family and a job has to be our martyr. Moreover, fom the looks of things, there is a chance that he would be released without ever going to court. (Perhaps) Ever wanted to see your name up there in big lights? Is anyone out there who maybe has some free time? It would be nice to have a solid case against the DMCA, and to bring it all the way up the judicial branch, without risking a family and a job. If you agree, we can supply you with all of the infringing material you need.

By: willnot

willnot — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:37:07 -0800

EFF & Adobe Call for Release of Dmitry Sklyarov Thank goodness, I didn't know how I would go about doing my job without Photoshop, Illustrator etc.