RE: [dvd-discuss] Diebold uses DMCA to suppress embarrassing memos

["Richard Hartman" <hartman(at)onetouch.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Neu [mailto:tim@tneu.visi.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 5:04 PM
> To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Diebold uses DMCA to suppress embarrassing
> memos
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 03:06:01PM -0800, Richard Hartman wrote:
> > I presume the protection mechanism is there to
> > protect the votes.
> >  
> > Votes are _facts_, and therefore not subject
> > to copyright.
> 
> I think if the recorded votes were facts, they would not be 
> in such hot
> water right now...  Much of the controversy is based on the suspected
> voter fraud.  Assuming voter fraud has taken place, the votes 
> would be a
> work of fiction fixed in tangible form, and would receive copyright
> protection.  Right? 
> 

LOL!

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-Richard M. Hartman
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