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 being held without bail in a Las Vegas jail. -- http://freesklyarov.org I've been following this story for some time now (12 days), and I'm personally appalled. Unfortunately, this is what we get with the DMCA, an unjust act passed by votes purchased by the RIAA and other major contributors. ------------------ "Forecast for tomorrow: A few sprinkles of genius with a chance of doom!"
