Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Sun, Oct 03 2004
The Irony Of Diebold
Last week Online Policy Group (and other internet service providers) got a judicial precedent to help them when there is a dispute over material published online. This sort of thing is always of interest to me as a writer, but since the decision also involved Diebold, one company that makes machines and software to be used by the voters, it holds an extra measure of interest. And since the case also involved a dispute over the use of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, it will probably be referenced many times as future copyright issues rise up over material placed on the internet in one fashion or another.
In an attempt to put a lid on things, Diebold and its legal advisors have inadvertently put a landmark floodlight on a full record of legal material that will be used to shed light on future cases. It's nice to know that they just made a great case for the voting taxpayers of America.
posted at: 07:47 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
Last week Online Policy Group (and other internet service providers) got a judicial precedent to help them when there is a dispute over material published online. This sort of thing is always of interest to me as a writer, but since the decision also involved Diebold, one company that makes machines and software to be used by the voters, it holds an extra measure of interest. And since the case also involved a dispute over the use of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, it will probably be referenced many times as future copyright issues rise up over material placed on the internet in one fashion or another.
In an attempt to put a lid on things, Diebold and its legal advisors have inadvertently put a landmark floodlight on a full record of legal material that will be used to shed light on future cases. It's nice to know that they just made a great case for the voting taxpayers of America.
posted at: 07:47 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
