February 07, 2004

Diebold May Face Consequences for Misuse of Copyright Law

EFF and the Center for Internet and Society Cyberlaw Clinic are providing legal representation in a case against Diebold's inappropriate use of copyright law to prevent criticism of their online voting machines:
Nonprofit Internet Service Provider (ISP) Online Policy Group (OPG) and two Swarthmore college students are seeking compensation from electronic voting machine company Diebold Systems, Inc., in federal court this Monday, February 9. They are asking the court to rule that Diebold face the consequences of abusing copyright law to threaten the Internet connectivity of those who published or linked to a corporate email archive indicating flaws in Diebold's voting machines and irregularities with certifying them for actual elections.

[via EFF: Press] Posted by johndan at February 7, 2004 02:29 PM | TrackBack