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: 
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"...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

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            Closing: 05-10-2000
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