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Media Coverage - Recent Coverage
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Voting Machine Maker Retracts Threat to Sue Students
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Diebold, Inc., a supplier of touchscreen voting machines, agreed not to sue or further threaten student activists around the country after months of legal haggling over the publication of sensitive Diebold documents on the Internet, Daily Princetonian (December 3, 2003)
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Diebold Backs Off Legal Challenge
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Diebold Election Systems is withdrawing legal threats against voting activists and Internet service providers for publishing copies of internal staff e-mails that the company says were stolen from its servers, Wired News (December 2, 2003)
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Diebold Retracts Legal Threats Over Voting Machine Flaws
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Diebold Elections Systems spokesperson David Bear told TechNewsWorld that the company simply "chose not to pursue legal action" that was based on copyright protection and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), TechNewsWorld (December 2, 2003)
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Diebold Backs Down in eVoting Case
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E-voting machine manufacturer Diebold has agreed to withdraw its cease-and-desist orders against privacy groups and several ISPs that had hosted or linked to sites that published internal e-mails discussing problems with e-voting technology, InternetNews.com (December 2, 2003)
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Diebold Drops Suits Against Voting Activists
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In a move hailed as a victory for free speech advocates, Diebold Election Systems has said that it won't follow up on its threats to sue those who published information that indicated flaws in the company's electronic voting machines, IDG News Service via PC World (December 2, 2003)
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Diebold Drops Suits Against Voting Activists
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In a move hailed as a victory for free speech advocates, Diebold Election Systems has said that it won't follow up on its threats to sue those who published information that indicated flaws in the company's electronic voting machines, IDG News Service via PC World (December 2, 2003)
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Diebold Won't Sue Voting Rights Activists
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In a move hailed as a victory for free speech advocates, Diebold Election Systems Monday said that it won't follow up on its threats to sue those who published information that indicated flaws in the company's electronic voting machines, IDG News Service via Network World Fusion (December 2, 2003)
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E-Voting Company Faces Congressional Inquiry
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Diebold has withdrawn its DMCA-based challenge against people who posted its internal emails online, but one group will continue the legal fight to prove that it was not a case of copyright infringement, CNET News.com via ZDNet (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Wilmington Morning Star (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Washington Post (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Times Daily (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via The Ledger (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via The Desert Sun (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Ocala Star-Banner (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Miami Herald (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Mercury News (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic-Voting Firm Says It Won't Sue Online Publishers
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In a major victory for free-speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting-rights advocates who publish stolen documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Freedom Forum (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via BizReport (December 2, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via BizReport (December 2, 2003)
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Diebold Ends Fight With Online Critics
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Diebold Inc. threw in the towel on copyright infringement lawsuits Monday, promising a federal judge that it will no longer pursue a growing throng of rebellious Web site operators, Akron Beacon Journal and Bloomberg News (December 2, 2003)
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Online Pics Get Gay Politician in Trouble
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A member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom has exposed himself to scandal by posting his nearly nude photo on a gay Web site, PlanetOut.com (December 1, 2003)
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Diebold Backs Down But -
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Electronic voting machine maker Diebold Systems has backed down from its threats against people who publish details online about flaws in its machines, and 'irregularities' with certifying the systems for elections, p2pnet.net (December 1, 2003)
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Diebold Won't Sue Students
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A coalition of college students who had disseminated damaging internal memos of Diebold Election Systems won a major victory last week when the company backed down from threats to sue, Harvard Crimson (December 1, 2003)
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Diebold Retreats; Lawmaker Demands Inquiry
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Diebold is facing threats on two fronts as free-speech advocates pursue monetary damages against it and a presidential candidate urges a congressional inquiry into the company, CNET News.com via ZDNet (December 1, 2003)
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Diebold Retreats; Lawmaker Demands Inquiry
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Diebold is facing threats on two fronts as free-speech advocates pursue monetary damages against it and a presidential candidate urges a congressional inquiry into the company, CNET News.com (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Wichita Eagle (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Seattle Post-Intelligencer (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Rapid City Journal (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Miami Herald (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Mercury News (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Bradenton Herald (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Biloxi Sun Herald (December 1, 2003)
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Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
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In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Akron Beacon Journal (December 1, 2003)
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Diebold Folds In DMCA E-Voting Lawsuit
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Diebold has filed a responsive pleading (PDF) in the lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to challenge Diebold's practice of using the DMCA to suppress discussion of the critical flaws with electronic voting, Slashdot (November 27, 2003)
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Diebold Withdraws Threats
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Electronic voting machine maker Diebold Systems says it's withdrawing more than a dozen legal threats against ISPs for hosting users who publish or link to corporate documents suggesting there are
flaws in its equipment and irregularities with certifying the systems for elections, p2pnet.net (November 26, 2003)
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Diebold Fights to Pull Memos Off the Net
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An Internet rights group is leveling charges that Diebold Election Systems Inc. is conspiring to keep the public in the dark about critical security problems with its touchscreen voting machines, Silicon Valley Biz Ink (November 21, 2003)
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Australia to Watch Diebold Hyperlinking Case
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The legality of hyperlinks is back under the spotlight again, and Australia will be watching for the decision of a U.S. federal judge who is considering whether to issue an injunction to prevent a company issuing cease-and-desist letters in relation to hyperlinks, ZDNet Australia (November 19, 2003)
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Online Voting Firm Gags Critics
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A US civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Australian IT (November 19, 2003)
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Diebold C and D Ruling Coming Soon
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US District Judge Jeremy Fogel could issue a ruling this week on whether or not an injunction should be issued stopping e-voting company Diebold Inc from sending cease-and-desist letters to people publishing links to documents discussing alleged Diebold security flaws, p2pnet.net (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A US civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via WMAR ABC 2 (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Wilmington Morning Star (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Wichita Eagle (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via USA Today (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Times Daily (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via SiliconValley.com (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (November 18, 2003)
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Activists Resist Warnings From E-Voting Company Diebold
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A group says it fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via NewsMax.com (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Newsday (November 18, 2003)
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Civil Rights Group Fears Legal Threats from E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Mid Columbia Tri City Herald (November 18, 2003)
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Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (November 18, 2003)
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Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Bradenton Herald (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Always On (November 18, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via USA Today (November 18, 2003)
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Touch-Screen Maker Opposes Postings
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Diebold Inc., which makes touch-screen voting machines, told a judge that allowing Web sites to continue posting data about possible flaws is akin to handing trade secrets over to competitors, Akron Beacon Journal (November 18, 2003)
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Judge to Rule on Linking Policy
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If your site links to stolen documents hosted on someone else's system, should your entire ISP and its broadband service backbone face legal threats from the documents' creator?, PC World (November 17, 2003)
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Judge to Rule on Linking Policy
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If your site links to stolen documents hosted on someone else's system, should your entire ISP and its broadband service backbone face legal threats from the documents' creator?, PC World (November 17, 2003)
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David Weekly on OPG v Diebold Case in Court Today
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Today, a federal judge will hear arguments that will determine whether or not e-voting manufacturer Diebold Systems can use the DMCA to force 'Net users into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from Diebold earlier this year, Boing Boing (November 17, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Miami Herald (November 17, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (November 17, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (November 17, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Biloxi Sun Herald (November 17, 2003)
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Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
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A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Akron Beacon Journal (November 17, 2003)
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Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
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A civil rights group fears that legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Akron Wichita Eagle (November 17, 2003)
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Die, Diebold, Die!
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In yet another stunning example of how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be abused, voting-machine manufacturer Diebold has issued a series of cease and desist orders to college students protesting the company's shoddy and irresponsible business practices, AlterNet (November 12, 2003)
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Machine Politics in the Digital Age
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In mid-August, Walden W. O'Dell, the chief executive of Diebold Inc., sat down at his computer to compose a letter inviting 100 wealthy and politically inclined friends to a Republican Party fund-raiser, to be held at his home in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. "I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year," wrote Mr. O'Dell, whose company is based in Canton, Ohio, New York Times (November 9, 2003)
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E-Voting Vendor Sued for DMCA Takedown
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Two college students and a non-profit will seek a restraining order tomorrow to prevent electronic voting machine vendor Diebold Systems from using the DMCA to plug a leak, The Register (November 7, 2003)
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Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
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Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian via Common Dreams (November 7, 2003)
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Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
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Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service (November 6, 2003)
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Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
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Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service (November 6, 2003)
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Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
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Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian via Common Dreams (November 6, 2003)
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Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
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Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian (November 6, 2003)
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Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
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Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian (November 6, 2003)
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Dispute Tests Limits of Free Speech Online
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How can colleges and universities promote their students' political engagement and free expression without running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?, PC World (November 5, 2003)
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Dispute Tests Limits of Free Speech Online
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How can colleges and universities promote their students' political engagement and free expression without running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?, IDG News Service via PC World (November 5, 2003)
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Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
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Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service via IT World (November 5, 2003)
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Diebold Case Raises Tough Questions for Universities
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The legal dispute that erupted last week between Diebold Inc. and student voting activists poses difficult questions for colleges and universities that want to promote students' political engagement and free expression, but are wary of running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), according to university officials and legal experts, IDG News Service via IT World (November 5, 2003)
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Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
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Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service via IT World (November 5, 2003)
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Diebold Case Raises Tough Questions for Universities
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The legal dispute that erupted last week between Diebold and student voting activists poses difficult questions for colleges and universities that want to promote students' political engagement and free expression, but are wary of running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, according to university officials and legal experts, IDG News Service via Network World Fusion (November 5, 2003)
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EFF Case Vs Diebold Stalls
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The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will have to wait a little bit longer to find out whether a judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, DC Internet.com (November 5, 2003)
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ISP Seeks Court Order Over "Cease-and-Desist Notices"
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The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will have to wait a little bit longer to find out whether a judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, DC.Internet.com (November 5, 2003)
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Company Sued for Threatening Online Publishers
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Free-speech advocates sued a manufacturer of electronic voting machines yesterday, demanding it stop sending legal threats to groups that publish company documents leaked by a hacker, Associated Press via First Amendment Center (November 5, 2003)
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Lawsuit Filed Against Diebold Over Legal Threats
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Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet sued Diebold Inc. Tuesday, demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via KTVU (November 5, 2003)
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Company Sued for Threatening Online Publishers
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Free-speech advocates sued a manufacturer of electronic voting machines yesterday, demanding it stop sending legal threats to groups that publish company documents leaked by a hacker, Associated Press via First Amendment Center (November 5, 2003)
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EFF Stanford Law Clinic Sue E-Voting Company
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A nonprofit Internet Service Provider (ISP) and two Swarthmore College students are seeking a court order on Election Day tomorrow to stop electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold Systems, Inc., from issuing specious legal threats, Scoop (November 4, 2003)
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Diebold Voting Case Tests DMCA
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Can Diebold Systems use copyright law to pressure Netizens into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from the company in March? That question is before a federal judge, PC World (November 4, 2003)
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EFF sues Diebold!
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EFF is suing Diebold on behalf of the Online Policy Group, who are being threatened with a bogus copyright action in retaliation for linking to a website that describes the technical failings off Diebold's voting machines, Mekka (November 4, 2003)
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EFF Looks To Block Diebold Threats
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The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will find out later today whether a San Francisco judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, InternetNews.com (November 4, 2003)
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EFF Looks To Block Diebold Threats
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The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will find out later today whether a San Francisco judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, Internet.com (November 4, 2003)
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Diebold Voting Case Tests DMCA
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Can Diebold Systems use copyright law to pressure Netizens into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service via PC World (November 4, 2003)
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Diebold Case Raises Tough Questions for Universities
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The legal dispute that erupted last week between Diebold and student voting activists poses difficult questions for colleges and universities that want to promote students' political engagement and free expression, but are wary of running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, according to university officials and legal experts, IDG News Service via Network World Fusion (November 4, 2003)
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Diebold Voting Case Tests DMCA
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Can Diebold Systems use copyright law to pressure Netizens into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from the company in March? That question is before a federal judge, IDG News Service via PC World (November 4, 2003)
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Civil Rights Groups Sue Electronic Voting Company Over Threats
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Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet filed suit Tuesday against Diebold Inc., demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via Miami Herald (November 4, 2003)
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Civil Rights Groups Sue Electronic Voting Company Over Threats
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Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet filed suit Tuesday against Diebold Inc., demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (November 4, 2003)
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Civil Rights Groups Sue Electronic Voting Company
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Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet sued Diebold Inc. Tuesday, demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via Sarasota Herald Tribune (November 4, 2003)
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Students, ISP Sue Diebold
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The campaign against Diebold that began as electronic civil disobedience took an exciting turn today as the EFF announced that they were filing suit against Diebold for abuse of copyright claims, Slashdot (November 3, 2003)
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Students, ISP Sue Diebold
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Quixotic1 writes "The campaign against Diebold that began as electronic civil disobedience took an exciting turn today as the EFF announced that they were filing suit against Diebold for abuse of copyright claims. They will be representing Swarthmore College students and the ISP Online Policy Group, who hosted and linked to copies of controversial internal memos", Slashdot (November 3, 2003)
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File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
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Diebold Election Systems, which makes voting machines, is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on the Internet copies of the companys internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times via Tuscaloosa News (November 3, 2003)
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File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
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Diebold Election Systems, which makes voting machines, is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on the Internet copies of the companys internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times via Ledger (November 3, 2003)
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File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
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Diebold Election Systems is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on Internet copies of company's internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times (November 3, 2003)
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File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
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Diebold Election Systems, which makes voting machines, is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on the Internet copies of the companys internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times via Infoshop (November 3, 2003)
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Activist Group to Sue E-Voting Firm
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On Tuesday, online activist group the Electronic Frontier Foundation will file suit in a California federal court, seeking to enjoin Diebold from claiming copyright infringement over the release of company emails and memos, National Public Radio (November 3, 2003)
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Legal Challenge to Diebold's DMCA Tactics
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Diebold, a company that sells disturbingly flawed electronic voting machines, wants get back some embarrassing internal documents that have leaked onto the Net, Dan Gillmore eJournal (November 3, 2003)
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Students Buck DMCA Threat
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When Diebold Election Systems learned that its internal e-mail correspondence had popped up on the Web, it used a common legal tactic: sending cease-and-desist letters to Webmasters, CNET News (November 3, 2003)
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Students Buck DMCA Threat
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When Diebold Election Systems learned that its internal e-mail correspondence had popped up on the Web, it used a common legal tactic: sending cease-and-desist letters to Webmasters, CNET News.com (November 3, 2003)
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Latest DMCA Takedown Victim: The Election Process
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Just as a capsule summary in case you've missed it, over the last several months there has been a rising tide of concern regarding the verifiability of electronic voting machines in general and the security, reliability, and integrity of Diebold's technology in particular, Ed Foster's GripeLog (October 30, 2003)
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ISP Defies Electronic Voting Machine Maker’s Copyright Claims
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Electronic voting company Diebold sent out dozens of notices to ISPs linking to or publishing copies of controversial internal Diebold memos demanding they remove the information from their websites, and one ISP, Online Policy Group, rejected the takedown demand, Democracy Now (October 30, 2003)
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E-Vote Protest Gains Momentum
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Swarthmore College students embroiled in a legal battle against voting-machine maker Diebold Election Systems have received a groundswell of support from universities and colleges nationwide, Wired News (October 29, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Wichita Eagle (October 28, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Mercury News (October 28, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (October 28, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (October 28, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Detroit News (October 28, 2003)
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E-Voting Firm Threatens Legal Action Over Internal Documents
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via BizReport (October 28, 2003)
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Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Los Angeles Times (October 28, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Akron Beacon Journal (October 28, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via San Diego Union Tribune (October 27, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Mercury News (October 27, 2003)
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Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (October 27, 2003)
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Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (October 27, 2003)
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Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Boston.com (October 27, 2003)
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E-Voting Flap Generates Legal Threats
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation’s largest electronic voting
machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites
internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions,
Associated Press via MSNBC (October 27, 2003)
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Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
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Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Wilmington Star (October 27, 2003)
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