The DMCA is being used to silence researchers, computer scientists and critics.
Corporations are using it against the public. Public/College radio stations can no longer afford to webcast.
NY Times: File Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech
The New York Times has a very informative article on File Sharing,
Diebold, EVoting and how they are all interconnected. Quote:
We're so focused on the microview -- whether EMI is going to make a buck next year -- but there is so much more at stake in our battle to control the flows of information.
CA Win: Calif. Halts E-Vote Certification
SACRAMENTO, California -- Uncertified software may have been installed on electronic voting machines used in one California county, according to the secretary of state's office.
Marc Carrel, assistant secretary of state for policy and planning, told attendees Thursday at a panel on voting systems that California was halting the certification process for new voting machines manufactured by Diebold Election Systems.