[wordup] Abobe does the right thing

[Adam Shand]

From: Stanton McCandlish <mech at eff.org>
Via: free-sklyarov-portland at bitmine.net

For Immediate Release

Contact for EFF:

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations,
  +1 415 436-9333 x111, +1 415 794-6064 (cell),
  free-dmitry at eff.org

Robin Gross, EFF Staff Attorney - Intellectual Property,
  +1 415 436-9333 x112, +1 415 637-5310 (cell),
  robin at eff.org

Contact for Adobe:

Holly Campbell, Senior Corporate Public Relations Manager,
  +1 408 536-6401,
  campbell at adobe.com


ADOBE, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION CALL FOR RELEASE OF RUSSIAN
PROGRAMMER

San Jose, Calif. - July 23, 2001

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 (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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Stanton McCandlish      mech at eff.org       http://www.eff.org/~mech
Technical Director/Webmaster         Electronic Frontier Foundation
voice: +1 415 436 9333 x105                    fax: +1 415 436 9993
EFF, 454 Shotwell St.                    San Francisco CA 94110 USA