This reminds me of complaints filed in the Air Force. If anyone files a complaint either by the one that was wronged or somone who saw a person being wronged the gears are then in motion... These complaints can range from sexual harrassment to sexual or racial discrimination, etc.. Essentially anything that is not of a criminal act. All criminal; acts are handled by the security police and AFOSI (Air Force Office of Special Investiagtions). Even if the complaintee wants to withdraw the complaint its too late and the investigation must go forward. The basis for this is 1) To stop people from using it as a threatening tool to get what they want since most likely the investigation will show the truth if they made a false statement 2) To ensure the complaintee hasn't been pressured to drop the complaint by their superiors or peers. The investigation is always performed by someone who does not have ties to the squadron of the people he is investigating. This is done to try to take out any partiallity.. Criminal acts are investigated the same way except the investigator is a law enforcement official. I like the idea of continuing the investigation no matter what.. While I think the DMCA sucks I think that the only way the feds can stay professional and look impartial in this incident is to continue to investigate, otherwise it comes down to pick and choose what they will enforce and when.. Jon Beets Pacer Communications ----- Original Message ----- From: "Declan McCullagh" <declan@well.com> To: "Petro" <petro@bounty.org> Cc: <cypherpunks@lne.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: Re: Adobe, EFF Call for Dmitry Release
Really? Dmitri gets to go home? Tell that to the USAtty's office, which indicated to me yesterday they weren't inclined to drop charges. While you're at it, learn a little about criminal law.
-Declan
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 12:59:01AM -0700, Petro wrote:
Not really. It's a victory for Dimitri, because he gets to go home, but the DMCA is still in effect, and until there are rulings from the courts, there will still be people harassed and arrested.