eToys.com:
I am dismayed by your clear disregard for freedom of expression as
evidenced by your current dispute w/etoy.com.  The reported origin for
your legal action is a single complaint.  A grandson, mistaking etoy.com
for eToys.com, accessed a website deemed inappropriate by his
grandfather.  At issue was a single use of profanity.  I do not advocate
subjecting youth to profanity.  However, the courts have held, and I
concur, that the internet is protected by the right to freedom of
expression.  If not this offense, your argument centers on intellectual
property law.   Irrespective of trademark, the etoy.com registered
domain name predates eToys.com by 2 years.  In ruling against etoy.com,
Judge John P. Shook, acting against legal precedent, injuncted the use
of the etoy.com url.  Since the 11.29.99 prohibition, your stock
(NASDAQ-ETYS) has fallen from $67/share to $39/share.  The public
response to your legal action has been resolutely negative.  It is not
too late to reverse your position to accept etoy.com’s right to near
domain name co-existence.  In conclusion, I ask that you withdraw your
complaint.
Thank you:
Fred Daniel [fred@a52.com]
12.17.99


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