New York Times and USA Today: Charges Dropped Against Dmitry Sklyarov

Dec 13, 2001, 23:01 (24 Talkback[s])

"Charges will be dropped against a Russian computer programmer accused of violating copyrights on software made by Adobe Systems in exchange for his testimony in the trial of his company, a spokeswoman for the programmer said Thursday."

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