Dmitry Sklyarov Essays

  • Two Power Houses in a Powerless Land: Russia and United States

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    Two Power Houses in a Powerless land. In April 2009, United States president Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev grabbed attention in the London G20 summit by saying that they would give US -Russia relation a fresh start. They stressed that the United States and Russia will now focus on mutual interest. After being invited to Russia a few months after the G20 summit President Obama and Russian President Medvedev announced the Obama–Medvedev Commission to improve communication and cooperation

  • Metro 2033, by Dmitry Glukhovsky

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    ancient superstitions and fears, warring over such things as religion, ideology, and race, and all the time facing hopelessness and depression as they recall an Earth from twenty years prior, a world of skyscrapers and travel and sunny, carefree days. Dmitry Glukhovsky’s adult post-apocalyptic novel, first published in Russia in 2005 by Orionbooks, is very similar to Ann Aguirre’s Enclave, which also takes humanity underground after a nuclear/biological war. Metro: 2033 is the sad but accurate epitome

  • Vladimir Putin - A Modern Machiavellian Prince

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    In 1513, an Italian politician by the name of Niccolo Machiavelli distributed, though privately, a political treatise called The Prince. This treatise was, essentially, a guide on how to effectively rule one's country. It's important beforehand to define exactly what a Machiavellian is, before describing one. A Machiavellian is a leader who, through his power and influence, works toward the common good of his people. This can be done through fear, through deceit, even through manipulation. It is

  • DMCA and Russia

    1920 Words  | 4 Pages

    vision-impaired users. U.S. vs. Dmitry Sklyarov & ElcomSoft Since 1993, in mid- to late summer, DefCon, a yearly convention of hackers1 has occurred in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2001, two programmers from Russia – Dmitry Sklyarov and Andy Malyshev – presented their findings of flaws in protection schemes used by the Adobe’s eBook format.2 Dmitry was arrested by the FBI half an hour before boarding a plane back to Moscow, Russia.3 Even after holding Dmitry for more than a week, no bail hearing

  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (DMCA)

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    Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (DMCA) MOSCOW, Russia (AP) - Bill Gates was arrested late Thursday evening at Moscow International Airport. Gates, co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), was returning to the US after attending a software conference in Moscow. Sources indicate the NKVD arrested Gates on charges pursuant to an alleged violation of Russian software law. The charges were reportedly filed by the Russian software firm Camah, presumably in response to the recent release of

  • Copyright Issues in the Digital Age

    3085 Words  | 7 Pages

    Abstract Copyright issues during recent years have grown to become an increasingly major problem. The introduction of the Internet as well as the technological transformation into the digital era has proved problematic for issues concerning copyright. Distributors remain deeply protective of the creative artworks protected under these laws, while users and community groups lobby for keeping the ability to use copyrighted art in fair use circumstances. During recent years, laws and protective