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
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>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.
>.....
>
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>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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