IP: Russia Warns Computer Experts on U.S. Travel (fwd)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>
> Subject: Russia Warns Computer Experts on U.S. Travel (fwd)
> To: farber () cis upenn edu (David Farber)
> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:09:34 -0400 (EDT)
>
> X-URL: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010831/tc/tech_russia_usa_dc_1.html
>
>
> Friday August 31 1:36 PM ET
>
> Russia Warns Computer Experts on U.S. Travel
>
> MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned its computer experts on Friday of
> the dangers of visiting the United States after a Russian software
> designer was arrested there for violating a controversial new law.
>
> Last July, Dmitry Sklyarov became the first person to be arrested
> on charges of selling technology designed to circumvent a 1998
> U.S. copyright protection law. Formally arraigned on Thursday,
> he faces up to 25 years in jail if convicted.
>
> ``We want to point out to all Russian specialists cooperating
> with U.S. firms in computer programming and software design that,
> whatever the outcome of Sklyarov's case, they may fall under
> the jurisdiction of the 1998 Act on the territory of the United
> States,'' the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
> .....
>
> =.=.=.=.=
>
> DF:
>
> "We have met the enemy, and he is us" seems appropriate.
>
> Remember when we were warned about visiting the USSR?



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