ISP Rejects Diebold Copyright Claims Against News Website
>
> EFF Defends Right to Publish Links to Electronic Voting Memos
>
> San Francisco - Defending the right to link to controversial information
about
> flaws in electronic voting systems, EFF announced this week that it will
defend
> an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and a news website publisher against
claims
> of indirect copyright infringement from the electronic voting machines'
> manufacturer.
>
> "What topic could be more important to our democracy than discussions
about the
> mechanics and legitimacy of electronic voting systems now being introduced
> nationwide?" said EFF Staff Attorney Wendy Seltzer. "EFF won't stand by
as
> corporations like Diebold chill important online debate by churning out
legal
> notices to ISPs that usually just take down legitimate content rather than
face
> the legal risk."
>
> Links:
> For the full release:
> <http://www.eff.org/Legal/ISP_liability/20031016_eff_pr.php>
>
> Cease-and-desist letter sent by Diebold to OPG:
> <http://www.eff.org/Legal/ISP_liability/cease_desist_letter.php>
>
> Security researchers discover huge flaws in e-voting system:
> <http://www.eff.org/Activism/E-voting/20030723_eff_pr.php>
>
> Chilling Effects Clearinghouse on DMCA safe harbor provisions:
> <http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/>
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