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Sklyarov Case Highlights DMCA Cybersecurity Legal Issues

Calendar Dec 13, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Sklyarov, 27, had been charged in the first criminal prosecution under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and was arrested after speaking at the DefCon hacking convention in Las Vegas on July 16. All charges have now been dropped, according to a spokesperson for Sklyarov. . . . Sklyarov, 27, had been charged in the first criminal prosecution under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and was arrested after speaking at the DefCon hacking convention in Las Vegas on July 16. All charges have now been dropped, according to a spokesperson for Sklyarov.

"So the eBook processor is legal in (Russia). Also, what many do not mention is that the eBook processor only works with legally purchased eBooks. You need to have the serial number of the book, which you get on purchasing it, in order to use the processor."

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