IP: German cops reportedly raid PDF pirate for copyright infringement

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 01:31:29 -0400
> To: politech () politechbot com
> From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
>
>
> [Probably if the same (alleged) act were to take place in the U.S., the 
> same raid would happen. Nothing to do with the DMCA or the SSSCA. The U.S. 
> law in question, assuming the raidee wasn't selling PDFs, is the 1997 NET 
> Act, which made not-for-profit copyright infringements a crime. Share 
> software with your friends or family and go to prison if you get caught. I 
> invite Springer to reply. --Declan]
>
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>
> From: Tom <tom () lemuria org>
> Subject: [free-sklyarov] more PDF arrests ?
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:13:22 +0200
> User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i
>
> this just in on a german newssite:
>
> http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/jes-10.09.01-000/
>
> for those not speaking german, a short summary:
>
> someone in munich was raided by 5 cops, PC and peripherals taken,
> because he allegedly posted a "cracked" (reference to elcomsoft)
> copyrighted .pdf file on his webpage.
>
> the search order explicitly mentions "hacker software for pdf
> cracking".
>
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>
> From: Kurt Foss <kfoss () planetpdf com>
> Subject: [free-sklyarov] FYI> Computer seized in alleged PDF eBook crack
> To: free-sklyarov () zork net
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:17:39 -0500
>
> Based on accusations of copyright infringement involving an allegedly
> cracked PDF version of a recently released book, police in Munich,
> Germany have reportedly seized the computer and peripheral equipment
> of a Web site owner. Purchase of the book apparently included a
> CD-ROM of the contents; according to reports, the protected PDF's
> security permissions were removed using software from ElcomSoft Co.
> Ltd -- but not the same controversial application which led to recent
> indictments for ElcomSoft and employee Dmitry Sklyarov on violations
> of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
>
> http://www.planetebook.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=231



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