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NEWS FLASH: Diebold to Pay Damages for E-Voting Flaw Copyright Threats

*   Diebold Coughs Up Cash in Copyright Case
The Online Policy Group (OPG) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) capped an historic victory in a copyright abuse case against electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold yesterday., Online Policy Group (October 16, 2004)

*   Diebold Loses Court Case
A U.S. judge ruled in favor of two Swarthmore students who sued Diebold Inc. for falsely accusing them of violating copyright laws when they posted information on the Internet about possible flaws in its touch-screen voting machines, Akron Beacon Journal (October 5, 2004)

*   Diebold Loses Key Copyright Case
Students who sued Diebold Election Systems won their case against the voting machine maker on Thursday after a judge ruled that the company had misused the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and ordered the company to pay damages and fees, Wired News (September 30, 2004)

*   Online Policy Group Wins Copyright Case Against Diebold
In a landmark case in which the Online Policy Group sued voting machine manufacturer Diebold, Inc., a California district court has determined that Diebold incorrectly claimed that online commentators had infringed the company's copyrights., Online Policy Group (September 30, 2004)

*   Overzealous Lawyers Beware: Today's Sites Are Fighting Back
Online publishers hit with cease and desist letters are no longer rolling over in the face of unreasonable demands, Online Journalism Review (USC Annenberg) (September 15, 2004)

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