Elcomsoft CEO Defends E-Book Program, Criticizes DMCA

Speaking in a thick Russian accent and occasionally pausing for minutes at a time before answering questions, Russian programmer Alexander Katalov said that, most of all, he is confounded by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- a law, he says, that makes it "illegal to produce legal programs." Katalov's company, Elcomsoft, faces charges that it offered technology that can be used to crack protections on Adobe Systems' e-books.