* Judge to Rule on Consequences for Diebold's Misuse of Copyright Law Tried to Stop Publication of Information on Electronic Voting Machine Flaws
San Jose, CA - A federal judge on Monday heard arguments from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and two Swarthmore College students who are seeking compensation from Diebold Election Systems, Inc., after the company threatened legal action against them for publishing or linking to an email archive indicating security flaws in Diebold's electronic voting machines. The Honorable Jeremy Fogel indicated that he intends to issue a ruling within the next two months on whether Diebold will face the consequences of abusing copyright law in order to silence its critics. Represented by EFF and the Cyberlaw Clinic at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society, the nonprofit ISP Online Policy Group and Swarthmore students Nelson Pavlosky and Luke Smith are seeking both compensation from Diebold for its misuse of copyright law and a court order stating that those who publish or link to the Diebold email archive are not violating copyright law. "Copyright law must not become a tool of censorship," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "In this case, Diebold used phony copyright claims to silence public debate about voting, the very foundation of our democratic process." The Online Policy Group v. Diebold case has federal court case number CV-03-04913-JF. For the full media release: <http://www.eff.org/cgi/tiny?urlID=118> (EFF) Salon article on the hearing: <http://www.eff.org/cgi/tiny?urlID=116> (Registration unfortunately required.) OPG v. Diebold case archive: <http://www.eff.org/Legal/ISP_liability/OPG_v_Diebold/> ______________________________________________________________ O texto acima e' de inteira e exclusiva responsabilidade de seu autor, conforme identificado no campo "remetente", e nao representa necessariamente o ponto de vista do Forum do Voto-E O Forum do Voto-E visa debater a confibilidade dos sistemas eleitorais informatizados, em especial o brasileiro, e dos sistemas de assinatura digital e infraestrutura de chaves publicas. __________________________________________________ Pagina, Jornal e Forum do Voto Eletronico http://www.votoseguro.org __________________________________________________
