Reply #7: I'm gonna pat myself on the back on this one... [View All]

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...I said months ago when this first came up that Diebold had no copyright infringement arguments at all over this stuff.

It wasn't even copyright infringement. Fair use applies. They were trade secrets, and once they were out in the public, the only thing Diebold can do is go after the person who leaked them (or hacked them). But, even if they were hacked, once they're in the public domain, game's over.

Of course, look for congress to pass a law that says that would make this kind of thing against the law.

In fact, I'd write my congresspeople and ask them to stand guard against any attempts at passing that kind of legislation.