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----- Forwarded message from legalaffairs@etoy.com ----- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 15:01:07 +0100 (MET) From: legalaffairs@etoy.com To: tbyfield@panix.com Subject: etoy.GENERAL-MEETING-ANNOUNCEMENT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 etoy.ALERT: OFFICIAL INFORMATION FOR ALL etoy.SHAREHOLDERS ********************************************************** etoy protects its BRAND & POLICY. at all costs. we thought that this is clear to everybody after last years TOYWAR. the etoy.CORPORATION is playful - but not comedy. SNN/SYNDICATED NETWORK NEWS: http://hikaru.thing.net/ according to the articles the CHAIRMAN of the etoy.VC group, mr. a. stamberger calls for an extraordinary general online meeting betw. jan.03 and jan.10. 2001 to pass 2 resolutions: 1) to authorize the etoy.MANAGEMENT to raise additional capital from private investors to cover legal expenses. BACKGROUND: protection of the etoy.BRAND from eToys Inc. and ubermorgen.com who both filed for etoy trademarks and domain-names within the last year(s). both struggling e-commerce companies (facing revenue problems and cultural disorientation) do neither want to step back from aggressive plans nor are they willing to negotiate with etoy.LAWYERS. they don't have to care about pr (not anymore/not by nature). ON24 RADIO: http://biz.yahoo.com/oo/001220/47215.html http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4170257.html?tag=st.cn.1.lthd.ne in case of eToys, REUTERS reported "somebody probably will buy the name because it is a wonderful name. it's memorable and catchy". after last fridays crash eToys spokesman gary gerdemann said: "we will be pursuing every possible avenue to MAXIMIZE VALUE for all stakeholders involved." http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=registration&entry=2411648&action=Request+Status http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75842089&action=Request+Status http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75611845 2) to declare luzius a. bernhard (aka hans_extrem) "persona non grata" and to ostracize all his so called spam-, prank-, shock-, media-hack ventures from the market as long as he disturbs the defence of the etoy.BRAND. http://secretary.state.gov/www/briefings/statements/1999/ps991208e.html INDICTMENT: unacceptable violation of the etoy.TRADEMARK and disturbance of the very critical and expensive battle with eToys Inc. which entered a most explosive stage again. CONCRETE REPROACHES AGAINST Mr. BERNHARD/ubermorgen.com: 1-unlawful filing for etoy TRADEMARKS in AUSTRIA and the EU (on 3.11.2000) two years(!) after his withdrawal from etoy. result: legal expenses and harm to the culture brand http://www.etoy.com/disgrace/austromark_fraud.html 2-public appearance as "official etoy.CORP. representative" 3-"art" in the name of etoy that involves the SWASTIKA and calls the nazi symbol "the fundament/background of etoy" (result: confusion and disgust within the etoy.COMMUNITY) http://www.etoy.com/disgrace/nazi_pr_theory_quotes.html http://www.andernorts.de/netartists.htm (GERMAN) 4-signing a press statement about VOTEAUCTION in the name of etoy to achieve credibility and to involve etoy in hans_extrems so called "digital legal art" (wired news) http://www.etoy.com/disgrace/voteauction.html 5-unauthorized commerce & massive spaming in the etoy.NAME http://www.etoy.com/disgrace/car_spam.html 6-so called shock-marketing under the etoy.BRAND and LOGO http://www.digitalhijack.org/index_type01.html http://www.digitalhijack.org/dh2/www2/index.html http://www.etoy.com/disgrace/etoy_BRAINHARD_com.html 7-concluding contracts in the name of etoy (with curators) why? to generate nothing but attention, credibility and financial profits for www.ubermorgen.com and its owner, l.a. bernhard, a former employee who left etoy by his own will with an unambiguous signature under his own (legally binding) declaration of discharge (2.8.1998). since this point etoy had no contact with mr. bernhard and has never worked with any of his questionable ventures (ubermorgen lists etoy as an official client and hans_extrem calls toywar his startup). A PRANK? simple minded commerce and greed. not a cent better than eToys legal games. all sites are mirrored under (in case of obscuration) http://www.etoy.com/disgrace the etoy.CORPORATION -controversial but playful by definition- will no longer tolerate this misappropriation of its cultural capital that causes damage to the etoy.SHARE- VALUE and harms many of the 1832 etoy.CULTURE-INVESTORS who risked life and wealth for the independence of the etoy.BRAND during TOYWAR. etoy.VC group chairman alain stamberger is not the only one who is repelled about the cheap and stupid "SWASTIKA-PRANK". in a letter to the etoy.BOARD he appeals for "the guarantee that the etoy.CORPORATION makes its decisions IF, WHEN and HOW to use the etoy.BRAND. it can not be the business of a person who left etoy years ago and calls himself EXTREM." mr. stamberger urges the etoy.MANAGEMENT to take care of the strict compliance of the etoy.POLICY which does not allow any connection to simple-minded right-wing provocation. "as an etoy.MEMBER with jewish background i cant believe that a respected organization like "der deutsche kuenstlerbund" officially presents a swastika in their annual-exhibition. none seamed to (really) question hans_extrem's position and his relation to etoy. this is unacceptable especially as mr. extrem does not even have an etoy.EMAIL-ADDRESS. the defaming connection between TOYWAR.com/etoy and the swastika is a scandal. as an etoy.SHAREHOLDER i expect an official statement from the curator and the german kuenstlerbund." etoy is not willing to wait for further "ubermorgen- extreme-pr". this kind of base-ball-bat-commerce and destructive madness is far away from being smart or interesting. the only result is war and destructive confusion within the community. if other organizations, valuable art groups (i.e. micromusic.net) or activists want to go this way because they don't see any other way to reach their goals: go for it! good luck & hot night- mares. etoy will stand on the other side. etoy cares about details. hans_extrem proudly talked about his "new legal-digital- art" in wired news of the 9.11.2000 ("...its sexy"). therefore the etoy.LAWYERS suggest "prosecution to the maximum extent under the law". hans_extrem and eToys Inc. should prepare for legal wrestling. the court room will be their stage. as real funky businessmen who love attention they deserve the "full show". etoy is gearing up for legal entertainment & prepares massive amounts of venture capital to secure maximum fun. art-analysts & brokers can bet here: www.etoy.com/capital etoy will not waste your money! our bankers turn it into cultural capital and social profit like none else in the market of "impact management" and "surreal incubations". THE GENERAL MEETING TAKES PLACE ON THE NET: BETWEEN JAN. 03 and JAN. 10. ALL etoy.SHAREHOLDERS will be called to register for their voting rights & db-updates. - - - - ---MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW---- MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR: PLAY! ANYWAY & FOREVER. signed by the etoy.MANAGEMENT AND ALAIN STAMBERGER, CHAIRMAN of the etoy.VC group PGP SIGNED & PROTECTED TO AVOID FRAUD: etoy.PGP-KEY: www.etoy.com/security (ALWAYS VERIFY!) PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF etoy.SHAREHOLDERS: i.e. robert shiffler foundation, miss monorom, dr. reinhold grether, douglas rushkoff, richard zach, emergency broad- cast network, magda sawon, dj-spooky that subliminal kid, john perry barlow, laura martz, steeve hise, suzy meszoly, center for research in computing and the arts / ucsd, migros, the thing.net, viktor klima, blasthaus, newtron, dr. nemies, negativland, joichi ito, andrea mayr, markus heule, sirikit amann, postmasters gallery, dr. birgit richard, john weir, randy kruzan, violent nation, alexis mirtal, rennie pritikin, hell.com, eviltoy.com, rhizome, and 1796 other etoy.SHARE & STAKEHOLDERS. all links mirrored under: http://www.etoy.com/disgrace in case mr.extrem is so hypocritical to play the innocent lamb. some "hosts" already removed the discussed stuff after etoy contacted responsible people. google is almost "clean" by now. ************************************************************** unsubscribe@etoy.com in case of problems/q.: mailme@etoy.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.1 Int. for non-commercial use <http://www.pgpinternational.com> iQA/AwUBOkVc/m5BnVTb5c49EQInzACfTEXDL6SSlpwAX7UuegF6DrF/rP8An1JC HP9Qf6hIqV75sfvfgtuRQ8dl =Oekc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----- End forwarded message ----- -- \|/ ____ \|/ @~/ oO \~@ <http://www.tbtf.com/roving_reporter/> /_( \__/ )_\ \_U__/ _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold