“The federal government’s case against the Russian software firm ElcomSoft — the first criminal trial under the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act — seems to be in legal limbo after two key witnesses were refused entry into the United States in mid-October.
The American Embassy in Moscow has denied U.S. visas to Dmitry Sklyarov — the Russian programmer jailed in California last year after the government accused him of violating federal copyright law — and his boss, ElcomSoft’s CEO, Alexander Katalov.”
Link: Salon
Category:
- Migration
