A turn for the worse: A U.S. grand jury yesterday indicted Dmitry Sklyarov and Russian company

Elcomsoft on five charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffic

in a copyright circumvention device. Sklyarov now faces up to twenty-five years in prison (up from

five years) and a $2,250,000 fine (up from $500,000), while Elcomsoft faces a $2,500,000 fine. Sklyarov

will be in a California court this Thursday (August 30).

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