IP: NPR on Adobe mess

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/9.0.2509
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:06:21 -0500
> Subject: Re: IP: re: Adobe Boycott
> From: John Lyon <jelyon () jelyon com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> NPR had a report on the arrest this morning. Dan Farmer (of S.A.T.A.N. Fame)
> pointed out that we can tell Adobe/Microsoft/etc that their product is
> insecure, but they generally choose to ignore us.
>
> If, however, someone writes a piece of software that exploits the weakness,
> then they are more likely to sit up and take notice.
>
> Also, an interviewee pointed out that the software allowed him to read an
> e-book he'd purchased on several other computers he owned, not just the PC
> onto which he downloaded the book.
>
> Audio should be available via their site sometime today, and this link
> should get you close:
>
>   http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=07/19/2001&PrgID=3
>
> And here is their description:
>
> > Copyright Arrest
> > NPR's Rick Karr reports on the arrest of a Russian computer programmer 
> in Las
> > Vegas. Dimitri Sklyarov wrote a program that breaks the encryption on Adobe
> > electronic books. Now he's been charged with copyright violation for 
> it. The
> > case is rallying opponents to the current online copyright laws, who 
> say the
> > regulations keep programmers' from pointing out, and fixing, security 
> flaws.
> > (4:05)
>
>
> John Lyon
> jelyon.com



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