| Electronic Frontier Foundation

Press Release | December 19, 2003

Court Rules Verizon Can Refuse to ID Customers to Music Industry

In a victory for Verizon and the privacy of Internet users, the D.C. Circuit Court today dismissed the recording industry's subpoenas for user identities. (PDF opinion) The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed
nearly 3,000 subpoenas in Washington, D.C., as a prelude to
lawsuits against...

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Press Release | December 18, 2003

Forest Service Drops Plans to Ignore Public Voice

"Allowing ordinary people to influence the rules that affect their lives through website 'action centers' is one of the best benefits of the technology revolution," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "The Forest Service is right to listen to the opposition presented by a broad coalition of groups, led by...

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Press Release | December 10, 2003

RIAA Hires Head of ATF for Piracy Enforcement

The RIAA announced yesterday that they have hired Bradley A. Buckles, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), to head up their anti-piracy unit. "This is just another example of the RIAA's ongoing plan to treat American consumers like criminals instead of customers," said EFF...

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Diebold Withdrawal Letter to Will Doherty of OPG

Diebold Election Systems, Inc.

1611 Wilmeth Road

McKinnney, TX 75069

972 542-6000

fax 972 542-6044

www.dieboldes.com

December 3, 2003

Dear Mr. Doherty:

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Press Release | November 21, 2003

Secretary of State Shelley Announces Electronic Voting Machine Requirement

Sacramento, CA - Responding to a raft of reports detailing
flaws in electronic voting systems, California Secretary of
State Kevin Shelley today announced that he is requiring all
electronic voting systems purchased by California counties
to provide a paper printout to allow voters to verify their
...

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Transcript of Preliminary Injunction

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2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT

3 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

4 SAN JOSE DIVISION

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Press Release | November 13, 2003

EFF on Chamberlain v. Skylink DMCA Garage Door Opener Case

The Northern District of Illinois District Court today ruled that the universal garage door clicker sold by Skylink Technologies that interoperates with Chamberlain Group garage door openers does not violate the DMCA "We're pleased the court recognized consumers' reasonable expectation that they can replace lost or damaged remote controls...

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Press Release | November 4, 2003

FCC Tramples Fair Use, Adopts Broadcast Flag

"The broadcast flag rule forces manufacturers to remove useful features from television products you can buy today," said EFF Staff Technologist Seth Schoen. "The FCC has decided that the way to get Americans to adopt digital DTV is to make it cost more and do less."

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Press Release | November 3, 2003