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    TOYWAR.defcon2: the next TOY.lawyer popped out of the box!

    after the merger with eToys failed, one of the most exciting
    TOY.giants in the world wants to do business with the
    etoy.CORPORATION: the wonderful LEGOŽ!.corporation!

    lawyers who say that they are working for LEGOŽ!.usa
    contacted the owner of the TOYWAR.com resistance site
    which had been in peace mode since the dismissal of the
    lawsuit against etoy (DEFCON 4 since february 2000).

    the following statements of a us lawyer was forwarded
    by an anonymous TOYWAR.system-operator:
    _____________________________________________________________

    "...Your site contains images of LEGOŽ elements such as the
    two-way radio. Such use causes a risk of consumer confusion
    because the presence of the minifigures and the elements on
    the site gives the impression that your site is in some way
    related to or endorsed by the LEGO Company. In addition, your
    use of foul language, obscene and violent references in
    conjunction with images of our minifigures denigrates the
    goodwill we have built up in our products. We do not wish to
    have our products associated with such references....

    ... As a result, we would ask that you remove all images of
    LEGOŽ minifigures and elements from your Web site immediately"
    ______________________________________________________________

    the etoy.MANAGEMENT had its first contact with friendly
    LEGOŽ!ambassadors now: everything is under control.

    in the world of international business there are smart giants
    and losers like eToys. we are convinced that the LEGOŽ.corporation
    is a cool company which is able to discuss this situation.
    etoy never had a problem with the LEGOŽ!headquarters in europe
    or with any other LEGOŽ!.branch before.

    the members of the etoy.MANAGEMENT and the etoy.SHAREHOLDERS
    are all part of the LEGOŽ!generation and they all love LEGOŽ!
    therefore the etoy.CORPORATION worked out a crisis plan to
    keep up the good relationship with LEGOŽ!international:

    STEP1: direct dialogue between smart etoy.MANAGERS and smart
    LEGO.businessmen. no discussion with narrow-minded lawyers who
    protect intellectual property without being sensitive about
    internet culture and today's data recycling strategies.

    STEP2: the etoy.CORPORATION immediately triggered a corporate
    trademark alert, locked all etoy.TANKS, started to distribute
    gas masks for all involved employees who look like LEGOŽ!-
    minifigures to cover their faces and to avoid provocation.

    THE etoy.COPYRIGHT-HYGIENE-TASK-FORCEŽ STARTED TO EXPEL ALL TOY
    CHARACTERS FROM THE etoy.SERVERS IN TONGA, AMSTERDAM, ZURICH,
    NEW YORK AND BUDAPEST WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS
    100% LEGO-FREE PIXEL PRODUCTS OR WHO HAD SEXUAL CONTACT WITH
    A LEGOŽ!minifigure WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

    the etoy.LABORATORIES are working on GENETIC TESTS to find all
    TOYWAR.characters with LEGOŽ.genes or LEGOŽ.ideology.

    http://www.etoy.com/ : MILLIONS of etoy.TANKS ARE IN MOTION
    RIGHT NOW TO ORGANIZE TOY-PROTECTION AND TO BRING THE
    LEGO.management AND etoy.BUSINESSMEN TO A SAVE PLACE WHERE THEY
    CAN TALK ABOUT SMART SOLUTIONS AND PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.

    EXPERTS FEAR TOYWAR II ! MARKET OBSERVERS DON'T EXPECT THAT THE
    etoy.CORPORATION IS ABLE TO EVACUATE ALL TOYS FROM THE
    TOYWAR.parade IN TIME. THE etoy.SHARE CRASHED FROM $5,9 TO
    $3,6 PER UNIT ON SATURDAY 08-04-2000.

    the etoy.MANAGEMENT guarantees further diplomatic steps but
    also needs to express concerns about the way copyrights and
    trademarks are handled: etoy is not willing to support the old
    fashioned way! we don't accept a world controlled by lawyers who
    send out piteous threats and make a lot of money by protecting
    things that are part of the cultural code on this planet. there
    is a big difference between copying and selling someone's ideas
    and making a comment on something by using common symbols.
    if a company sells billions of its products it has to accept
    the fact that these products become part of our culture.

    1798 TOYWAR.agents who are deployed on http://www.toywar.com/
    will have to express their opinion in a voting about the future
    of their bodies (which could be associated with LEGOŽ!minifigures
    by corporate LEGO lawyers) and potential deportations of comrades
    who do not wear gas masks and gloves to hide their real identity!

    AN ONLINE VOTING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TAKES PLACE WITHIN THIS WEEK.

    the etoy.MANAGEMENT is looking forward to a respectful and
    democratic process.

    thank you for flying etoy...
    & play well!

    the etoy.MANAGEMENT

    ------------------------------------------------------------
    DON'T FORGET: IMPACT MANAGEMENT
      etoy.CORPORATION IN MANHATTAN

    etoy.TANK7 is on its way to NYC

                Opening: 04-29-2000
                Closing: 05-10-2000
      POSTMASTERS GALLERY, NEW YORK
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