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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