Adobe v Elcomsoft: Day two reveals no proof of offence

Adobe testifies to having no proof any copyright was infringed by Elcomsoft tool...

By Will Sturgeon, 5 December 2002 15:45

NEWS The landmark trial of Elcomsoft has got off to a false start with Adobe testifying that it cannot prove any copyright was breached or illegal copies made of protected e-books. The trial represents the first outing for the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act and aims to establish whether Elcomsoft's provision of software illegally enabled users to bypass Adobe's copyright protection. However, on the second day of the trial, Adobe engineer Thomas Diaz said there is no evidence of any books being illegally copied by people using Russian firm Elcomsoft's Advanced eBook Processor program. The case continues, with star witness Dmitri Sklyarov yet to make his entrance into the proceedings.

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