BBV EFF files suit against Diebold [View All]

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They feel Diebold is abusing the copyright laws.

http://www.eff.org/Legal/ISP_liability/OPG_v_Diebold/20031103_eff_pr.php

For Immediate Release: Monday, November 3, 2003


Electronic Frontier Foundation and Stanford Law Clinic Sue Electronic Voting Company


Student Publishers and ISP Aim to Stop Diebold's Abusive Copyright Claims


Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release


San Francisco - 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. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Center for Internet and Society Cyberlaw Clinic at Stanford Law School are providing legal representation in this important case to prevent abusive copyright claims from silencing public debate about voting, the very foundation of our democratic process.


Diebold has delivered dozens of cease-and-desist notices to website publishers and ISPs demanding that they take down corporate documents revealing flaws in the company's electronic voting systems as well as difficulties with certifying the systems for actual elections.