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Media Coverage - Recent Coverage

*   Voting Machine Maker Retracts Threat to Sue Students
Diebold, Inc., a supplier of touchscreen voting machines, agreed not to sue or further threaten student activists around the country after months of legal haggling over the publication of sensitive Diebold documents on the Internet, Daily Princetonian (December 3, 2003)

*   Diebold Backs Off Legal Challenge
Diebold Election Systems is withdrawing legal threats against voting activists and Internet service providers for publishing copies of internal staff e-mails that the company says were stolen from its servers, Wired News (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Retracts Legal Threats Over Voting Machine Flaws
Diebold Elections Systems spokesperson David Bear told TechNewsWorld that the company simply "chose not to pursue legal action" that was based on copyright protection and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), TechNewsWorld (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Backs Down in eVoting Case
E-voting machine manufacturer Diebold has agreed to withdraw its cease-and-desist orders against privacy groups and several ISPs that had hosted or linked to sites that published internal e-mails discussing problems with e-voting technology, InternetNews.com (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Drops Suits Against Voting Activists
In a move hailed as a victory for free speech advocates, Diebold Election Systems has said that it won't follow up on its threats to sue those who published information that indicated flaws in the company's electronic voting machines, IDG News Service via PC World (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Drops Suits Against Voting Activists
In a move hailed as a victory for free speech advocates, Diebold Election Systems has said that it won't follow up on its threats to sue those who published information that indicated flaws in the company's electronic voting machines, IDG News Service via PC World (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Won't Sue Voting Rights Activists
In a move hailed as a victory for free speech advocates, Diebold Election Systems Monday said that it won't follow up on its threats to sue those who published information that indicated flaws in the company's electronic voting machines, IDG News Service via Network World Fusion (December 2, 2003)

*   E-Voting Company Faces Congressional Inquiry
Diebold has withdrawn its DMCA-based challenge against people who posted its internal emails online, but one group will continue the legal fight to prove that it was not a case of copyright infringement, CNET News.com via ZDNet (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Won't Sue Web Sites Posting Flaws About Voting Machines
Diebold Inc., which provides 33,000 voting machines to election officials in the U.S., told a judge it won't sue Web sites that post information about possible flaws in its touch-screen machines, Bloomberg News via Detroit News (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Wilmington Morning Star (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Washington Post (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Times Daily (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via The Ledger (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via The Desert Sun (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Ocala Star-Banner (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Miami Herald (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case Against Speech Advocates
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Mercury News (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic-Voting Firm Says It Won't Sue Online Publishers
In a major victory for free-speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting-rights advocates who publish stolen documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Freedom Forum (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via BizReport (December 2, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via BizReport (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Reins in Legal Threats Against Voting Activists
Back in August, we reported on a series of document leaks from Diebold Election Systems, and the security implications of closed-source voting systems, Ars Technica (December 2, 2003)

*   Diebold Ends Fight With Online Critics
Diebold Inc. threw in the towel on copyright infringement lawsuits Monday, promising a federal judge that it will no longer pursue a growing throng of rebellious Web site operators, Akron Beacon Journal and Bloomberg News (December 2, 2003)

*   Online Pics Get Gay Politician in Trouble
A member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom has exposed himself to scandal by posting his nearly nude photo on a gay Web site, PlanetOut.com (December 1, 2003)

*   Diebold Backs Down But -
Electronic voting machine maker Diebold Systems has backed down from its threats against people who publish details online about flaws in its machines, and 'irregularities' with certifying the systems for elections, p2pnet.net (December 1, 2003)

*   Diebold Won't Sue Students
A coalition of college students who had disseminated damaging internal memos of Diebold Election Systems won a major victory last week when the company backed down from threats to sue, Harvard Crimson (December 1, 2003)

*   Diebold Retreats; Lawmaker Demands Inquiry
Diebold is facing threats on two fronts as free-speech advocates pursue monetary damages against it and a presidential candidate urges a congressional inquiry into the company, CNET News.com via ZDNet (December 1, 2003)

*   Diebold Retreats; Lawmaker Demands Inquiry
Diebold is facing threats on two fronts as free-speech advocates pursue monetary damages against it and a presidential candidate urges a congressional inquiry into the company, CNET News.com (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Wichita Eagle (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Seattle Post-Intelligencer (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Rapid City Journal (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Miami Herald (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Mercury News (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Bradenton Herald (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Biloxi Sun Herald (December 1, 2003)

*   Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case
In a major victory for free speech enthusiasts on the Internet, Diebold Inc. has agreed not to sue voting rights advocates who publish leaked documents about the alleged security breaches of electronic voting, Associated Press via Akron Beacon Journal (December 1, 2003)

*   Diebold Folds In DMCA E-Voting Lawsuit
Diebold has filed a responsive pleading (PDF) in the lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to challenge Diebold's practice of using the DMCA to suppress discussion of the critical flaws with electronic voting, Slashdot (November 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Withdraws Threats
Electronic voting machine maker Diebold Systems says it's withdrawing more than a dozen legal threats against ISPs for hosting users who publish or link to corporate documents suggesting there are flaws in its equipment and irregularities with certifying the systems for elections, p2pnet.net (November 26, 2003)

*   Diebold Fights to Pull Memos Off the Net
An Internet rights group is leveling charges that Diebold Election Systems Inc. is conspiring to keep the public in the dark about critical security problems with its touchscreen voting machines, Silicon Valley Biz Ink (November 21, 2003)

*   Australia to Watch Diebold Hyperlinking Case
The legality of hyperlinks is back under the spotlight again, and Australia will be watching for the decision of a U.S. federal judge who is considering whether to issue an injunction to prevent a company issuing cease-and-desist letters in relation to hyperlinks, ZDNet Australia (November 19, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears that legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a 'chilling effect' among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Ledger Independent (November 19, 2003)

*   Online Voting Firm Gags Critics
A US civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Australian IT (November 19, 2003)

*   Diebold C and D Ruling Coming Soon
US District Judge Jeremy Fogel could issue a ruling this week on whether or not an injunction should be issued stopping e-voting company Diebold Inc from sending cease-and-desist letters to people publishing links to documents discussing alleged Diebold security flaws, p2pnet.net (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A US civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via WMAR ABC 2 (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Wilmington Morning Star (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Wichita Eagle (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Wichita Eagle (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Washington Post (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via USA Today (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Times Daily (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via SiliconValley.com (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Legal Threats from E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Raleigh News (November 18, 2003)

*   Activists Resist Warnings From E-Voting Company Diebold
A group says it fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via NewsMax.com (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Newsday (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Legal Threats from E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Mid Columbia Tri City Herald (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Miami Herald (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Mercury News (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Bradenton Herald (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Biloxi Sun Herald (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Always On (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Akron Beacon Journal (November 18, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via USA Today (November 18, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Washington Post (November 18, 2003)

*   Touch-Screen Maker Opposes Postings
Diebold Inc., which makes touch-screen voting machines, told a judge that allowing Web sites to continue posting data about possible flaws is akin to handing trade secrets over to competitors, Akron Beacon Journal (November 18, 2003)

*   Judge to Rule on Linking Policy
If your site links to stolen documents hosted on someone else's system, should your entire ISP and its broadband service backbone face legal threats from the documents' creator?, PC World (November 17, 2003)

*   Judge to Rule on Linking Policy
If your site links to stolen documents hosted on someone else's system, should your entire ISP and its broadband service backbone face legal threats from the documents' creator?, PC World (November 17, 2003)

*   David Weekly on OPG v Diebold Case in Court Today
Today, a federal judge will hear arguments that will determine whether or not e-voting manufacturer Diebold Systems can use the DMCA to force 'Net users into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from Diebold earlier this year, Boing Boing (November 17, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears that legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" on its critics, Associated Press via Times Daily (November 17, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Miami Herald (November 17, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (November 17, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (November 17, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Bradenton Herald (November 17, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Biloxi Sun Herald (November 17, 2003)

*   Group Fears Threats of E-Voting Company
A civil rights group fears legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Akron Beacon Journal (November 17, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Group Fears Effect of E-Voting Company's Threats
A civil rights group fears that legal threats from an electronic voting company are having a "chilling effect" among Internet service providers, students and voting rights advocates, Associated Press via Akron Wichita Eagle (November 17, 2003)

*   Die, Diebold, Die!
In yet another stunning example of how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be abused, voting-machine manufacturer Diebold has issued a series of cease and desist orders to college students protesting the company's shoddy and irresponsible business practices, AlterNet (November 12, 2003)

*   Machine Politics in the Digital Age
In mid-August, Walden W. O'Dell, the chief executive of Diebold Inc., sat down at his computer to compose a letter inviting 100 wealthy and politically inclined friends to a Republican Party fund-raiser, to be held at his home in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. "I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year," wrote Mr. O'Dell, whose company is based in Canton, Ohio, New York Times (November 9, 2003)

*   E-Voting Vendor Sued for DMCA Takedown
Two college students and a non-profit will seek a restraining order tomorrow to prevent electronic voting machine vendor Diebold Systems from using the DMCA to plug a leak, The Register (November 7, 2003)

*   Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian via Common Dreams (November 7, 2003)

*   Judge Speeds Case On E-Voting Company's Threats
A federal district court judge today set an accelerated schedule for consideration of a request to halt legal harassment of Internet publishers, Scoop (November 6, 2003)

*   Judge Speeds Case On E-Voting Company's Threats
A federal district court judge today set an accelerated schedule for consideration of a request to halt legal harassment of Internet publishers, Scoop (November 6, 2003)

*   Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service (November 6, 2003)

*   Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service (November 6, 2003)

*   Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian via Common Dreams (November 6, 2003)

*   Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian (November 6, 2003)

*   Students Sue Over Voting Vulnerability
Two students from Swarthmore College have filed suit against one of the nation's largest makers of electronic voting machines, alleging that Diebold, Inc. had abused copyright laws to keep information from the public that is crucial to the health of America's democracy, Daily Princetonian (November 6, 2003)

*   Dispute Tests Limits of Free Speech Online
How can colleges and universities promote their students' political engagement and free expression without running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?, PC World (November 5, 2003)

*   ISP Seeks Court Order Over “Cease-and-Desist Notices"
A non-profit ISP and two students took electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold Systems Inc to court yesterday over what was called "a blatant abuse of copyright law", Out-Law.com (November 5, 2003)

*   ISP Seeks Court Order Over "Cease-and-Desist Notices"
A non-profit ISP and two students took electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold Systems Inc to court yesterday over what was called "a blatant abuse of copyright law", Out-Law.com (November 5, 2003)

*   Dispute Tests Limits of Free Speech Online
How can colleges and universities promote their students' political engagement and free expression without running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?, IDG News Service via PC World (November 5, 2003)

*   Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service via IT World (November 5, 2003)

*   Diebold Case Raises Tough Questions for Universities
The legal dispute that erupted last week between Diebold Inc. and student voting activists poses difficult questions for colleges and universities that want to promote students' political engagement and free expression, but are wary of running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), according to university officials and legal experts, IDG News Service via IT World (November 5, 2003)

*   Diebold Voting Documents Case Tests DMCA
Can Diebold Systems Inc. use copyright claims to pressure Internet users into removing links to online discussions archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service via IT World (November 5, 2003)

*   Diebold Case Raises Tough Questions for Universities
The legal dispute that erupted last week between Diebold and student voting activists poses difficult questions for colleges and universities that want to promote students' political engagement and free expression, but are wary of running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, according to university officials and legal experts, IDG News Service via Network World Fusion (November 5, 2003)

*   EFF Case Vs Diebold Stalls
The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will have to wait a little bit longer to find out whether a judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, DC Internet.com (November 5, 2003)

*   ISP Seeks Court Order Over "Cease-and-Desist Notices"
The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will have to wait a little bit longer to find out whether a judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, DC.Internet.com (November 5, 2003)

*   Company Sued for Threatening Online Publishers
Free-speech advocates sued a manufacturer of electronic voting machines yesterday, demanding it stop sending legal threats to groups that publish company documents leaked by a hacker, Associated Press via First Amendment Center (November 5, 2003)

*   Lawsuit Filed Against Diebold Over Legal Threats
Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet sued Diebold Inc. Tuesday, demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via KTVU (November 5, 2003)

*   Company Sued for Threatening Online Publishers
Free-speech advocates sued a manufacturer of electronic voting machines yesterday, demanding it stop sending legal threats to groups that publish company documents leaked by a hacker, Associated Press via First Amendment Center (November 5, 2003)

*   EFF Stanford Law Clinic Sue E-Voting Company
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, Scoop (November 4, 2003)

*   Diebold Voting Case Tests DMCA
Can Diebold Systems use copyright law to pressure Netizens into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from the company in March? That question is before a federal judge, PC World (November 4, 2003)

*   EFF sues Diebold!
EFF is suing Diebold on behalf of the Online Policy Group, who are being threatened with a bogus copyright action in retaliation for linking to a website that describes the technical failings off Diebold's voting machines, Mekka (November 4, 2003)

*   EFF Looks To Block Diebold Threats
The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will find out later today whether a San Francisco judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, InternetNews.com (November 4, 2003)

*   EFF Looks To Block Diebold Threats
The ISP Online Policy Group (IOPG) will find out later today whether a San Francisco judge will approve its restraining order against Diebold Inc., which has been sending the non-profit company cease-and-desist orders over publication of vulnerabilities in Diebold e-voting machines, Internet.com (November 4, 2003)

*   Diebold Voting Case Tests DMCA
Can Diebold Systems use copyright law to pressure Netizens into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from the company in March?, IDG News Service via PC World (November 4, 2003)

*   Diebold Case Raises Tough Questions for Universities
The legal dispute that erupted last week between Diebold and student voting activists poses difficult questions for colleges and universities that want to promote students' political engagement and free expression, but are wary of running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, according to university officials and legal experts, IDG News Service via Network World Fusion (November 4, 2003)

*   Diebold Voting Case Tests DMCA
Can Diebold Systems use copyright law to pressure Netizens into removing links to online discussion archives stolen from the company in March? That question is before a federal judge, IDG News Service via PC World (November 4, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Groups Sue Electronic Voting Company Over Threats
Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet filed suit Tuesday against Diebold Inc., demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via Miami Herald (November 4, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Groups Sue Electronic Voting Company Over Threats
Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet filed suit Tuesday against Diebold Inc., demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (November 4, 2003)

*   Civil Rights Groups Sue Electronic Voting Company
Attorneys specializing in free speech on the Internet sued Diebold Inc. Tuesday, demanding the voting equipment company stop sending legal threats to organizations that publish its leaked documents, Associated Press via Sarasota Herald Tribune (November 4, 2003)

*   Students, ISP Sue Diebold
The campaign against Diebold that began as electronic civil disobedience took an exciting turn today as the EFF announced that they were filing suit against Diebold for abuse of copyright claims, Slashdot (November 3, 2003)

*   Students, ISP Sue Diebold
Quixotic1 writes "The campaign against Diebold that began as electronic civil disobedience took an exciting turn today as the EFF announced that they were filing suit against Diebold for abuse of copyright claims. They will be representing Swarthmore College students and the ISP Online Policy Group, who hosted and linked to copies of controversial internal memos", Slashdot (November 3, 2003)

*   File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
Diebold Election Systems, which makes voting machines, is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on the Internet copies of the companys internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times via Tuscaloosa News (November 3, 2003)

*   File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
Diebold Election Systems, which makes voting machines, is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on the Internet copies of the companys internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times via Ledger (November 3, 2003)

*   File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
Diebold Election Systems is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on Internet copies of company's internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times (November 3, 2003)

*   File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
Diebold Election Systems, which makes voting machines, is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college students, who are posting on the Internet copies of the companys internal communications about its electronic voting machines, New York Times via Infoshop (November 3, 2003)

*   Activist Group to Sue E-Voting Firm
On Tuesday, online activist group the Electronic Frontier Foundation will file suit in a California federal court, seeking to enjoin Diebold from claiming copyright infringement over the release of company emails and memos, National Public Radio (November 3, 2003)

*   Legal Challenge to Diebold's DMCA Tactics
Diebold, a company that sells disturbingly flawed electronic voting machines, wants get back some embarrassing internal documents that have leaked onto the Net, Dan Gillmore eJournal (November 3, 2003)

*   Students Buck DMCA Threat
When Diebold Election Systems learned that its internal e-mail correspondence had popped up on the Web, it used a common legal tactic: sending cease-and-desist letters to Webmasters, CNET News (November 3, 2003)

*   Students Buck DMCA Threat
When Diebold Election Systems learned that its internal e-mail correspondence had popped up on the Web, it used a common legal tactic: sending cease-and-desist letters to Webmasters, CNET News.com (November 3, 2003)

*   Latest DMCA Takedown Victim: The Election Process
Just as a capsule summary in case you've missed it, over the last several months there has been a rising tide of concern regarding the verifiability of electronic voting machines in general and the security, reliability, and integrity of Diebold's technology in particular, Ed Foster's GripeLog (October 30, 2003)

*   ISP Defies Electronic Voting Machine Maker’s Copyright Claims
Electronic voting company Diebold sent out dozens of notices to ISPs linking to or publishing copies of controversial internal Diebold memos demanding they remove the information from their websites, and one ISP, Online Policy Group, rejected the takedown demand, Democracy Now (October 30, 2003)

*   E-Vote Protest Gains Momentum
Swarthmore College students embroiled in a legal battle against voting-machine maker Diebold Election Systems have received a groundswell of support from universities and colleges nationwide, Wired News (October 29, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Wichita Eagle (October 28, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Mercury News (October 28, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Worth Star Telegram (October 28, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (October 28, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threats to Publishers of Leaked Documents
One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Detroit News (October 28, 2003)

*   E-Voting Firm Threatens Legal Action Over Internal Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via BizReport (October 28, 2003)

*   Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Los Angeles Times (October 28, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
One of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers is threatening to sue activists for publishing leaked company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Akron Beacon Journal (October 28, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via San Diego Union Tribune (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Mercury News (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Threatens Legal Action Over Publishing of Hacked Company Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Hilton Head Island Packet (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents they say raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Fort Wayne News Sentinel (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Boston.com (October 27, 2003)

*   E-Voting Flap Generates Legal Threats
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation’s largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via MSNBC (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Warns on Electronic Voting Papers
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Wilmington Star (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Threatens Publishers of Leaked Electronic-Voting Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Mercury News (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Threatens Legal Action Over Publishing of Hacked Company Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation’s largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via News and Observer (October 27, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Threat to Publishers of Leaked Documents
Despite lawsuit threats from one of the nation's largest electronic voting machine suppliers, some activists are refusing to remove from Web sites internal company documents that they claim raise serious security questions, Associated Press via Miami Herald (October 27, 2003)

*   SCDC to Take Legal Action Against Diebold; Why-War? Continues to Host Memos
In a press release jointly issued by SCDC and Why-War? the groups announced that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit group that works to protect digital rights, has already issued a public declaration to defend the ISP Online Privacy Group (OPG) for San Francisco IndyMedia, a website that hosts links to the memos and received a takedown notice from Diebold, Daily Gazette (October 23, 2003)

*   (Electronic) Civil Disobedience at Swarthmore
Wired reports on the clever and brave Swarthmore Students who have vowed to keep electronic voting machine maker Diebold's internal memos concerning security flaws in their systems online despite a rash of cease and desist orders, The Importance Of (October 22, 2003)

*   Diebold Targeted By Electronic Civil Disobedience
Defending the right of a fair, democratic election, Why War? and the Swarthmore Coalition for the Digital Commons (SCDC) announced today that they are rejecting Diebold Elections Systems' cease and desist orders and are initiating an electronic civil disobedience campaign that will ensure permanent public access to the controversial leaked memos, IndyMedia (October 22, 2003)

*   Students Fight E-Vote Firm
A group of students at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania has launched an "electronic civil disobedience" campaign against voting machine maker Diebold Election Systems, Wired News (October 21, 2003)

*   Students Fight E-Vote Firm
A group of students at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania has launched an "electronic civil disobedience" campaign against voting machine maker Diebold Election Systems, Wired News (October 21, 2003)
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*   E-Voting Machine Maker's Copyright Claims Rejected
In a media release, the EFF said on October 10, Diebold sent a cease-and-desist letter to the non-profit ISP Online Policy Group (OPG), demanding that OPG remove a page of links published on an Independent Media Center (IndyMedia) website located on a computer server hosted by OPG, The Age (October 20, 2003)

*   E-Voting Machine Maker's Copyright Claims Rejected
In a media release, the EFF said on October 10, Diebold sent a cease-and-desist letter to the non-profit ISP Online Policy Group (OPG), demanding that OPG remove a page of links published on an Independent Media Center (IndyMedia) website located on a computer server hosted by OPG, Sydney Morning Herald (October 20, 2003)

*   Diebold Issues Cease and Desist to Indymedia
Diebold, manufacturer of election equipment, has issued a Cease and desist notice to the upstream provider of San Francisco Indymedia for having links to mirrors of a leaked internal diebold memo, Slashdot (October 18, 2003)

*   Firm's Attempts to Down Hyperlinks an Attack on Free Speech, Says EFF
Diebold sent out dozens of notices to ISPs hosting IndyMedia and other websites linking to or publishing copies of Diebold internal memos. The only ISP to resist so far, says the EFF, is the non-profit Online Policy Group (OPG) ISP., The Inquirer (October 17, 2003)

*   ISP Rejects Diebold Copyright Claims Against News Website
Defending the right to link to controversial information about flaws in electronic voting systems, EFF announced today it will defend an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and a news website publisher against claims of indirect copyright infringement from the electronic voting machines' manufacturer, Dangerous Citizen (October 17, 2003)

*   ISP Rejects Diebold Copyright Claims Against News Website
Defending the right to link to controversial information about flaws in electronic voting systems, EFF announced today it will defend an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and a news website publisher against claims of indirect copyright infringement from the electronic voting machines' manufacturer, Magic City Morning Star (October 16, 2003)

*   ISP Rejects Diebold Copyright Claims Against News Website
Defending the right to link to controversial information about flaws in electronic voting systems, EFF announced today it will defend an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and a news website publisher against claims of indirect copyright infringement from the electronic voting machines' manufacturer, Kansas City InfoZine (October 16, 2003)

*   ISP Rejects Diebold Copyright Claims Against News Website
On October 10, 2003, electronic voting company Diebold, Inc., sent a cease-and-desist letter to the nonprofit Online Policy Group (OPG) ISP demanding that OPG remove a page of links published on an Independent Media Center (IndyMedia) website located on a computer server hosted by OPG, Infoshop (October 16, 2003)

*   Porn Filters Found to Be Ineffective Tools
The Borough Assembly will soon vote on whether to force the public library to install expensive, ineffective Internet censorship filters on all its public and staff computers, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (September 6, 2003)

*   Studies Probe Web Link to HIV Surge
Will Doherty, executive director of QueerNet/Online Policy Group, a nonprofit focused on providing wider Internet access, noted that online dates, or hookups, don't of themselves cause STD infection, Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network (July 29, 2003)

*   CIPA-Regulated Filters Fall Far Short
A recent study by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Online Policy Group (OPG) concludes that the blocking software used is not accomplishing the purposes of CIPA, blocking appropriate materials and by failing to block inappropriate content, Law.com via USA Today (July 24, 2003)

*   E-Legal: The Failure of Internet Blocking in Schools and Libraries
a recent study by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Online Policy Group (OPG) concludes that the blocking software used is not accomplishing the purposes of CIPA because it blocks appropriate materials and fails to block inappropriate content, Law.com (registration required) (July 22, 2003)

*   Daily Reminders About Girth and Length
Spam -- unsolicited, unwanted e-mail -- accounts for roughly half of all the e-mail out there, according to Will Doherty, a spokesman for the Online Policy Group, PlanetOut Partners (July 11, 2003)

*   Supremely Blocked: Libraries and Filters
A recent study by the EFF and the Online Policy Group examined the effects of N2H2 and SurfControl's filtering software, two of the popular products on the market, InternetNews.com (July 11, 2003)

*   CIPA Makes Filters the Law of the Land
The party’s over — for free, public access to the Internet, Philadelphia Gay News (July 4, 2003)

*   Dick Armey, Porn King?
Internet porn filters have a faulty track record, but Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court insist libraries can't receive federal funds without them, Alibi (July 3, 2003)

*   Internet Blocking in Public Schools Report Published
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Online Policy Group have published Internet Blocking in Public Schools, a report on "extent to which blocking software impedes the educational process by restricting access to web pages relevant to the required curriculum", Nonprofit Online News (June 27, 2003)

*   High Court Backs CIPA
The Supreme Court majority, led by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, ruled that the interest of protecting children was greater than the First Amendment rights of adult patrons, Philadelphia Gay News (June 26, 2003)

*   Justices Put Access to Online Information in the Wrong Hands
Supreme Court gives Congress free rein to force libraries to apply filters to block access to Internet pornography or lose federal funding, Online Journalism Review (June 26, 2003)

*   Filter-Bashing Alive and Well
Librarians say a Supreme Court ruling upholding legislation to shield minors from obscene online content will end up subjecting the broader population to another evil: bad filtering software, Wired News (June 24, 2003)

*   16 Cities Will Hold Rallies For The Supreme Court Decision On Texas Sodomy Laws
There are at least 16 cities planning protests or celebrations in response to the upcoming Supreme Court decision on Texas's sodomy law, GayWired (June 13, 2003)

*   ACLU, ALA and Amici File Supreme Court Briefs Arguing that CIPA is Unconstitutional
Yesterday, ACLU and the American Library Association filed their briefs in the United States Supreme Court arguing that CIPA, the Children's Internet Protection Act, is unconstitutional, and that the injunction issued by a special three judge court prohibiting the enforcement of CIPA should be upheld, Censorware Project (February 11, 2003)

*   Online Policy Group, Seth Finkelstein, Submit CIPA Brief
The Online Policy Group (OPG) and software expert Seth Finkelstein have submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a lower court decision that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) places unconstitutional limitations on free speech of library patrons by requiring the use of technology protection measures in libraries receiving certain federal funding or discounts., Library and Information Science News (February 10, 2003)

*   OPG, Seth Finkelstein, Submit CIPA Amicus
The Online Policy Group (OPG) and software expert Seth Finkelstein have submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a lower court decision that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) places unconstitutional limitations on free speech of library patrons by requiring the use of technology protection measures in libraries receiving certain federal funding or discounts., LawMeme (February 10, 2003)

*   OPG and Finkelstein Submit CIPA Amicus Brief
The Online Policy Group (OPG) and software expert Seth Finkelstein have submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a lower court decision that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) places unconstitutional limitations on free speech of library patrons by requiring the use of technology protection measures in libraries receiving certain federal funding or discounts., GrepLaw (February 10, 2003)

*   Big Brother Knows When You've Got Mail
Given the continuing assault on cyber freedoms by the Bush administration and Congress, activist Will Doherty warns there's only one way to ensure your online privacy: "If there's anything you're trying to keep private, you should avoid putting it online", Philadelphia Gay News (January 3, 2003)

*   An Inside Look at China Filters
An article on Chinese filtering mentions that the Online Policy Group and the Electronic Frontier Foundation will publish a study later this month detailing how America's public schools are filtering websites on issues from firearms to slavery, kiddie porn to pogo sticks, Wired News (December 4, 2002)
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*   Paying the Price
The effects of CIPA on high school student newspapers are not difficult to see, according to Will Doherty, media relations director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and executive director of the Online Policy Group, Student Press Law Center Report (December 1, 2002)

*   California Community Colocation Project Takes Off
The California Community Colocation Project, or CCCP, was launched in February 2002 as the world's first formal non-profit to focus exclusively on the needs of the not-for-profit colocation community, Linux Journal (October 1, 2002)

*   Hey Filters, Leave the Kids Alone
A small group of activists gathered in front of Mission High School on Wednesday to protest federally mandated Internet filtering in public schools, Wired News (September 19, 2002)
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*   Internet Filtering Hurts Those Who Are Least Able to Protest It
A report by the EFF and the Online Policy Group found that schools that implement Internet blocking software with the most restrictive settings will block up to 70% of search results based on state-mandated curriculum topics, O'Reilly Network (September 18, 2002)

*   Profile: Online Policy Group
The Online Policy Group tackles a wide range of issues, from serving schools, libraries, sexual, gender, ethnic, and age minority groups to researching and taking action on issues like access, privacy, and the digital divide, IdeaList.org (August 31, 2002)

*   Dear Member: You've Been Deleted
OPG Executive Director Will Doherty comments on Yahoo! yanking the Guerilla Queer Bar website, as well as similar activities of other online services providers, Wired News (July 11, 2002)
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*   Online Policy Group Keeps Palestine Activists Wired
By working with the QueerNet project of the Online Policy Group (OPG), a BAIDO member based in San Francisco, gay Palestinians and Palestinian expatriates have been able to form a supportive online community that is at reduced risk of both persecution and logistical problems, BAIDO (May 24, 2002)

*   The Center's Tenants and Coalition Partners
The Online Policy Group and QueerNet appear as tenants of the new San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, San Francisco Spectrum (February 15, 2002)

*   New Online Policy Group Project Boosts Non-Profit Access
Marking a great opportunity for non-profit ventures seeking Internet access, the Online Policy Group (OPG) today announced a new California Community Colocation Project (CCCP), Digital Divide Network (December 12, 2001)

*   Standards at Issue in COPA Court Case
If the Child Online Protect Act, whose constitutionality will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 28, were to take effect, it would use "contemporary community standards," the usual test for obscenity, to determine whether a website’s content is harmful to minors, Philadelphia Gay News (November 23, 2001)

*   Ashcroft vs. ACLU
The Supreme Court on Nov. 28 will hear arguments over the validity of the 1998 Child Online Protection Act, which has been under federal injunction since February 1999, Philadelphia Gay News (November 23, 2001)

*   Doubts Surround Internet Rating System
Will Doherty, executive director of the Online Policy Group, said that while the ratings system may be voluntary now, companies that host free Web pages, such as Yahoo, might mandate the self-ratings as part of the service agreement and noted that the ICRA rating system "is one step away from Internet blocking. It's an attempt to make censorship more palatable", PlanetOut (October 25, 2001)

*   Federally Funded Peep Shows: The Legal Wrangling Over CIPA
Will Doherty, online activist for the EFF and executive director of the Online Policy Group, says that legislating filters are "a distraction from the real problem, which is the lack of parental supervision of children's activities and behavior", PC Magazine (September 25, 2001)

*   Direct Action Forum: Doherty on Cyberactivism
Doherty discussed a number of techniques for use of the Internet as an activist tool: anonymous posting, banner links, e-mail listservs, encryption, pop-up and interstitial ads, surveillance, and viral marketing, Golden Gate Libertarian (August 1, 2001)

*   Online Safety for Children
Will Doherty, executive director of the Online Policy group presents ten tips for protecting your child online plus ten reasons why Internet blocking software can't work, TechTV (May 25, 2001)

*   Mass Comm Week Brings Media Issues to Campus
Will Doherty, executive director of Online Policy Group, will talk about Internet filters at 2 p.m. Monday in Dunham Hall Room 2039 and again at 5 p.m. in Room 1015 about research and the use of online resources, Alestle (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville) (April 23, 2001)

*   Net Controls at Libraries Should Spark Indignation
To protest implementation of the Children's Internet Protection Act, the EFF and the Online Policy Group are calling for an online campaign of banner ads and blackened Web sites plus offline events at a couple of Federal Communications Commission offices, Mercury News (April 18, 2001)

*   Anti-CIPA Activists Call for April 20 Protests
The Online Policy Group, a free-speech nonprofit cybergroup launched in mid-2000, has issued a call for like-minded individuals and groups to demonstrate for unfettered Internet access on April 20—the day the Children’s Internet Protection Act takes effect, American Libraries (April 9, 2001)

*   EFF Plans Nationwide Protest of Blocking Law
EFF said that along with co-sponsors such as the Online Policy Group, it called for the protests to demonstrate widespread public opposition to use of Internet blocking in schools and libraries, Washington Post (April 2, 2001)

*   DISconnected -- The Social Cost of Digital Exclusion
This digital divide story focuses on an October 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce study and responses from Will Doherty, Online Policy Group Executive Director, and representatives of other organizations, ggu: the Magazine of Golden Gate University (April 1, 2001)

*   Online Group Urges Demonstrations, Actions Against CIPA
The Online Policy Group is organizing protests against CIPA, targeting April 20, 2001 for a day of analog and digital action and is also giving away anti-CIPA banners to add to websites, featuring slogans such as "Don't CHIP Away Our Civil Liberties" and "You don't protect a kid by blocking her future", Freedom Train (March 25, 2001)

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*   Community Center Tenants Announced
The San Francisco LGBT Community Center Project has released a list of 24 organizations, including the Online Policy Group and QueerNet, that will lease space there when it opens later this year, Bay Area Reporter (March 23, 2001)

*   Filtering 'Net Porn or Blocking Free Speech?
According to Online Policy Group, an Internet advocacy organization: "No filtering software is clever enough to block even 10 percent of the pornography on the Internet unless it effectively blocks most or all of the materials on the Internet", Akron Beacon Journal (March 16, 2001)

*   Expressions de la liberte - Expressions of Liberty
This Montreal-based publication interviewed OPG Executive Director Will Doherty about his views on Internet free speech, Voir (March 15, 2001)

*   Another Federal Law Seeks to Limit Web Access
Despite several successful court challenges, the national effort to "protect" children from the dangers of the Internet refuses to go away, Philadelphia Gay News (March 12, 2001)

*   Groups Ally to Protest Filtering Law
Signers of a statement criticizing Internet blocking as "error-prone, vulnerable, problematic, and unfairly discriminatory" include the ACLU, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the First Amendment Project, NetAction, the Online Policy Group, Peacefire, and People for the American Way, as well as several individuals, including librarians, Library Journal (February 5, 2001)

*   Advocacy Groups Join to Oppose Mandatory Filters
A network of privacy and free-speech organizations and concerned individuals released a joint statement January 23 opposing Internet blocking technologies required by the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) passed by Congress December 21, American Libraries (January 29, 2001)

*   Against Internet Filtering in American Schools
A dozen American civil liberties organizations published a joint statement opposed to the use of Internet filtering software in public schools and libraries, ZDNet France (in French) (January 27, 2001)

*   Free-Speech, Privacy Advocates Band Together to Fight New Internet Filtering Law
A coalition of free-speech and privacy organizations this week launched a national campaign designed to warn the public about the inadequacies of a new federal filtering law and to pave the way for a legal challenge against the law on First Amendment grounds, Freedom Forum Online (January 26, 2001)

*   Opposition to Library Filtering Grows
The issue of restricting Internet access to constitutionally protected material in the nation's libraries continued to make headlines last week, American Bookseller Association Industry Newsroom (January 26, 2001)

*   Advocates Protest Mandatory Net Filters
The American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and several other organizations and advocates are fighting a federal law that would require most of the nation's public schools to block depictions of child pornography, obscenity or other material deemed inappropriate for children, CNET News.com (January 24, 2001)

*   Network Opposes Blocking Technologies
Radio host Kevin Patrick interviewed Online Policy Group Executive Director Will Doherty regarding the network of organizations and individuals opposing Congressional Internet blocking requirements in schools and libraries, CNET Radio (January 23, 2001)

*   Policy Group Floats "Top Ten" List of Filter Foibles
While advocacy organizations on both sides prepare for an intense legal battle about filtering in schools and libraries, the Online Policy Group has released "Why Filters Don't Work," a top-ten list enumerating key flaws in filters, Freedom Train (January 7, 2001)

*   Online World Grew, Merged, Was 'Protected'
Year in Review includes comments from Online Policy Group Executive Director Will Doherty provides perspective on the importance of the Internet to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, Philadelphia Gay News (December 29, 2000)

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*   QueerNet and Online Policy Group to Merge
Management of QueerNet/PLUSnet and of the Online Policy Group today announced a merger designed to bolster universal access to production and distribution of community-based information on the Internet, Free Expression Network (December 12, 2000)

*   Merger Yields Media Giant
Online Policy Group Executive Director Will Doherty provides perspective on the merger of PlanetOut and Gay.com, Philadelphia Gay News (November 24, 2000)

*   New Policy Group Wants to Test Online Filters
Philadelphia Gay News (September 22, 2000)

*   Online Policy Group Commits to Universal Internet Access
In a press release, a former leader with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced today the formation of a new nonprofit organization dedicated to universal access to information available on the Internet, RainbowQuery.com (September 14, 2000)
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*   Online Policy Group Leads Effort to Fight Discrimination Online
Founders of the new nonprofit organization called the Online Policy Group today announced the incorporation of the organization and pledged their commitment to universal access to the information available on the Internet, Queery (September 14, 2000)

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*   Online Policy Group Incorporated with Commitment to Universal Access to the Internet
Founders of the new nonprofit organization called the Online Policy Group today announced the incorporation of the organization and pledged their commitment to universal access to the information available on the Internet, Free Expression Network (September 14, 2000)

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