Accessibility and Auditability in Electronic Voting
May 2004
Background
Nearly one-third of American voters – over 50 million people – live in districts that will use electronic voting terminals to elect the next president.1 However, widespread reports of voting terminal failures,2 and growing concern about the security3 of these machines, are fueling fierce...
The DMCRA Hearing - Post-Game Responses
A trio of responses to the DMCRA hearing on Wednesday:
Seth Finkelstein:
It would great if everyone could just take a loyalty oath at the start and thus get beyond the endless querying about whether they believe in some sort of heretical radicalism. Something like:
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Announces $50,000 Grant from The Parker Family Foundation
EFF at DMCA Reform Hearing
Support These Congresscritters!
At today's hearing, the following Congressmen demonstrated a real understanding of why H.R. 107 matters to consumers, to libraries, to researchers, and to competition:
Chairman Joe Barton (TX's 6th District)Chairman Cliff Stearns (FL's 6th District)Rep. Janice Schakowsky (IL's 9th District)Rep. Jim Davis (FL's 11th...
H.R. 107 Comes to Life
As of today, DMCA reform has a very real chance of passing the U.S. Congress. The biggest ray of hope for those of us who care about fair use came not from what happened at the hearing itself, but rather, at a lunch session that took place during a recess...
EFF is Invited to Attend WIPO Meeting on Broadcasting Treaty
DMCRA Hearing Intrigue
Here in DC, the rumor is that tomorrow's hearing on the DMCRA may become an all-day affair, with as many as 13 witnesses on three consecutive panels. In addition, it appears that there was a last-minute, behind-the-scenes, ultimately unsuccessful effort by the motion picture industry lobby to get 321...
DMCA Reform Gets a Hearing
In cyber-literate circles, it's common knowledge that the DMCA has been a dismal legislative failure. For years now, every new DMCA lawsuit trumps the last for absurdity. And it sure hasn't made any perceptible dent on "digital piracy." As detailed in our "Unintended Consequences" report, it's been consumers, researchers...
Moderate an Islamic Website, Break the Law?
Anita Ramasastry has an excellent new Findlaw column on PATRIOT's "material support for terrorists" provision and the current case in Idaho (PDF) against the moderator of a controversial Islamic web forum.
"The government's case seems to rest not on Hussayan's postings but the messages...
