31 August 2001 - Dmitry Sklyarov 2

Darkness holds secrets. Our pupils open at night because we are fascinated. Let us peer into the dimness of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to find the secret of their rigorous training methods.

rookie FBI agent: I don’t get why Adobe put us on to this Dmitry copyright-murderer and then changed their minds.
veteran: The press release doesn’t mention Adobe, therefore Adobe is is non-related to the at-hand situation.
rookie: Um. OK.
veteran: Anyway, they’re in a have-and-eat-too cake status. They play nice while we prosecute under DMCA.
rookie: I don’t get the DMCA either. Why does it only outlaw computer stuff? Shouldn’t photocopiers and VCRs be illegal too?
veteran: Ours is not to reason why, ours is to poke ’em in the eye.