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AllSeer, an organization fighting the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), plans to hold a fund-raiser for Dmitry Sklyarov, a 26-year-old Russian programmer who was indicted Tuesday on charges of violating the DMCA. Sklyarov was arrested in July for allegedly publishing a program about technology he created that can be used to crack Adobe Systems' e-books.

AllSeer said the event, which will be held in San Francisco, will feature speakers including Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford University law professor and a member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation who wrote "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace," and Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation. AllSeer said the event is free, but the organization will be accepting donations for Sklyarov's Legal Defense Fund.

Posted by Gwendolyn Mariano

The case of Russian hacker Dmitry Sklyarov, charged with illegally trafficking technology that can be used to subvert copyrights, is attracting attention outside of the tech sphere. The Libertarian Party of San Francisco has joined the growing list of groups calling on federal prosecutors to drop the charges against him. Sklyarov was arrested after giving a speech at a hacker convention in Las Vegas about his company's technology, which can be used to crack Adobe Systems' eBooks.

"This case demonstrates the immediate dangers of big government," San Francisco Libertarian Party member Christopher Maden said in a statement announcing his party's opposition to the charges. "In order to protect these anemic security mechanisms, businesses and governments will rely on the brute power of the courts to keep those who understand from sharing their knowledge." Sklyarov is free on $50,000 bail.

Posted by Lisa M. Bowman

The first criminal trial under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is scheduled to start Aug. 26 in San Jose, Calif., federal court.

On Monday, Federal Judge Ronald Whyte set a trial date in the ElcomSoft case. The Russian software company is charged with violating criminal provisions of the DMCA by providing software that could be used to crack copyright protections on Adobe Systems' e-books. The DMCA criminalizes software that can circumvent copyright protections. The ElcomSoft case first made headlines last summer, when company employee and Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov was jailed after giving a speech about the e-book technology during a business trip to the United States. Charges against Sklyarov were later dropped in exchange for his testimony in his company's case.

Posted by Lisa M. Bowman

The group representing the programmer charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act says federal officials have given no indication of dropping the prosecution.

Posted by Lisa M. Bowman

In Las Vegas, more than 6,000 attendees party, compete over weekend at world's largest hacker convention.

Juniper Networks cancels researcher's talk at Black Hat and Defcon about ATM insecurities after a vendor complains.

Posted by Elinor Mills

Online news takes a hit with the Web portal's acknowledgment that a hacker substantially altered a news story that appeared on its site.

Posted by Paul Festa

A judge postpones the ElcomSoft trial--the first major criminal test of the DMCA copyright protection law--while lawyers work to get key witnesses into the United States.

Posted by Lisa M. Bowman

In the wake of worldwide criticism, Adobe Systems agrees to withdraw from a case charging a 27-year-old Russian programmer with copyright violations.

Posted by Robert Lemos

A Florida man who sold cards to get free access to DirecTV is found guilty of breaking the Digital Millennium Copyright Act--the first jury-trial conviction, a U.S. attorney's office says.

Posted by Paul Festa