| *** Thread Index U-Z, SEC and Miscellaneous (Part 3 of 3) 
 Ultra Motorcycle Company (BIKR/UMCC)
 2/10/01 - Industry professional disusses cease and desist order
 Message 15332565
 
 Urocor Inc. (UCOR)
 Doctor Wins Libel Lawsuit
 Message 14986500
 Williams ordered Oppenheimer to pay the verdict and said he would have to post a $750,000 bond to appeal the case to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
 Message 14986681
 12/29/00 - Forbes: Net Libel
 Message 15144605
 
 Value Line (VALU)
 Jean Bernhard Buttner Fights Web Smears and Her Brother Van
 Message 13710950
 An Online Name-Caller Suffers Wrath of Ex-Boss at Value Line
 Message 14023888
 4/6/01 - WSJ: Value Line Strikes Again With a Cybersmear Suit
 siliconinvestor.com
 
 Varian Associates
 All filings may be found at:
 geocities.com
 
 VerticalNet Inc. (VERT)
 11/22/00 - WSJ: VerticalNet Chairman Logs On To Keep Tabs on Online Attacks
 Message 14877184
 
 Video-Pro Pte Ltd (private; based in Singapore)
 11/15/00 - ZDNetAsia: Vulgar postings lead to threat of lawsuit
 Message 14877188
 
 Viragen (VRA)
 3/5/01 - Viragen Commences Legal Action Citing Illegal Use Of Internet Message Boards
 Message 15464013
 3/6/01 - Comments by CHEMSA regarding Viragen defamation suit
 Message 15464138
 
 VirtualSellers.com (VDOT)
 10/18/00 - The Register: Virtual Sellers rages against 'malicious' BB posters
 Message 14650337
 
 Wade Cook Financial
 Wade Cook Financial Corporation Collaborates With Legislators On Groundbreaking Measures Against On-Line Slander
 Message 9737456
 Wade Cook Financial Corp. Takes a Stand Against Anonymous Internet Slander Through Federal Lawsuit
 Message 9737573
 
 Westergaard, John
 See also: Ashton Technology Group
 12/27/00 - SEC Names Westergaard, two entities in Internet touting case
 Message 15095662
 12/15/00 - John Westergaard's letter to SEC Chairman Arthur Leavitt re accusations against him of securities fraud
 Message 15333149
 5/4/01 - WSJ: Longtime Securities Analyst Fights to Protect Reputation
 Message 15759502
 
 WRNN (a Connecticut radio station)
 12/19/00 - Law.com: Unmasking Internet Bad-Mouths; Plaintiff's right or First Amendment wrong?
 Message 15213435
 
 Xircom (XIRC)
 Xircom Seeks to Identify Individual Claiming to Be an Employee for Posting False Statements Online
 Message 10220065
 Xircom settles lawsuit against Yahoo user
 Message 10451503
 Associates: Cybersmear Pioneer
 Message 14077002
 
 ZiaSun (ZSUN)
 ZiaSun Files Lawsuit Against FinancialWeb.com
 Message 10139954
 ZiaSun Sues Its Online Critics As Posts Get Nasty And Personal
 Message 10991730
 U.S. District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Floyd Schneider (a.k.a. Floydie, a.k.a. Truthseeker) Announces ZiaSun Technologies Inc.
 Message 12702226
 Net Firm Wins First Round In Battle With Online Critic
 Message 12702748
 Silicon Investor Deletes Posts In ZiaSun Cyber-Libel Case
 Message 12804138
 ZiaSun critic told to halt Net smears
 Message 12824244
 ZiaSun Cyber-Libel Lawsuit Is Dismissed on a Technicality
 Message 13009899
 Suit alleging cyber-smear of local firm is dismissed
 Message 13166497
 'The Truthseeker' Faces Another Legal Tussle
 Message 13743800
 (SEC) Proceedings Instituted Against R. Gordon Jones and Mark F. Jensen (ZSUN's accontants) Message 13804594
 New lawsuit filed against Cragun, Briggs, Tobin, Ziasun, et al
 Message 13964151
 Beyond the SEC's Reach, Firms Sell Obscure Issues to Foreign Investors
 Message 14223314
 Notice of Motion and Motion for Contempt of Court Order
 Message 14278693
 10/25/00 - ZiaSun, Former President Anthony Tobin, and Promoter Bryant Cragun Drop Lawsuit and Agree to Pay Opposition Thousands
 Message 14664240
 10/25/00 - ZiaSun Technologies Settles Groundbreaking Lawsuit Over Internet Stock Manipulation
 Message 14667046
 10/25/00 - ZiaSun, Former President Anthony Tobin, and Promoter Bryant Cragun Drop Lawsuit and Agree to Pay Opposition Thousands
 Message 14667058
 10/27/00 - WSJ: Settlements Reached in Suits Involving Stock-Chat Rooms
 Message 14672254
 10/27/00 - SD Union Tribune: ZiaSun settles 'cyber-smear' case
 Message 14674261
 2/26/01 - Bowen vs. Cragun, Superior Court, San Diego County, State of California, Case# GIC762921
 Message 15508982
 5/4/01 - SEC: R. Gordon Jones, CPA and Mark Jensen CPA Denied the Privilege of Practicing before the Commission for Three Years
 Message 15768372
 5/4/01 - Bloomberg: Salt Lake City CPAs Settle Charges Over Dynamic American Audit
 Message 15768390
 
 ZixIt (ZIXI)
 ZixIt sues VISA
 Message 12453952
 ZixIt Corporation Initiates Lawsuit Against Visa
 Message 12453968
 
 SEC June 14th Bust / Organized Crime
 `Largest Securities Fraud' to Be Announced by U.S. Prosecutors
 Message 13881003
 SEC, U.S. Attorney, and FBI Announce Major Attack Against
 Microcap Fraud; Those Charged Include Alleged Members of Organized Crime
 siliconinvestor.com
 U.S., Russian mobsters accused of pulling stock scam
 Message 13881447
 Mob, Brokers in `Largest Securities Fraud,' U.S. Says
 Message 13883621
 Piazza Proceeding
 Message 13883873
 Wolfson Proceeding
 Message 13883912
 With BC-Mob on Wall Street
 Message 13886500
 Feds nab 120 for fraud; Mob members, securities dealers, charged with bilking victims of more than $50 million
 Message 13887036
 Relationship to AZNT
 Message 13887235
 Stocks allegedly involved in Wall Street fraud scheme
 Message 13887604
 Message 13889172
 Bulls, Bears and Gangsters
 Message 13889442
 
 OTCnn.com
 Bashers: The Terrors of the Internet
 Message 14243355
 Paid Bashers Accused Of Doing MMs Dirty Work
 Message 14243360
 Investor Forum: Investors Add More Paid Basher Claims
 Message 14243380
 SEC Files Lawsuit Against Houston Internet Stock Promotion Firm (Merger Communications)
 Message 14243408
 Whois information linking OTCnn and Merger Communications
 Message 14243841
 
 Miscellaneous
 Electronic bulletin boards carry corporate criticism
 Message 9737498
 1st Amendment vs. Internet?
 Message 10532325
 Unmasking Anonymous Posters
 Message 10720382
 Sticks and Stones... Online chat rooms offer a new forum for feedback
 corpreport.com
 Corporations Fight Internet `Cybersmear'
 Message 12163400
 Internet Financial Chat Rooms Raise Concerns for Regulators, Companies
 Message 12163410
 SEC Commissioner Laura Unger Releases On-Line Trading Report -- VII. ON-LINE DISCUSSION FORUMS
 Message 12163691
 Cybersmear' lawsuits raise privacy concern
 Message 12163860
 An Analysis of the Online Trading Report Released by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 1999 by Blake A. Bell (1)...III. Investor Chat Rooms and Bulletin Boards
 Message 12163911
 EPIC Blasts Yahoo for Identifying Posters
 Message 12163953
 On the Net, In the Dark; Companies want to know who's criticizing them online -- some critics say that's none of their business
 Message 12163955
 Tearing Down the Internet's Anonymous Posters
 Message 12383657
 Detecting Financial Fraud From Publicly Available Sources
 Message 12850195
 Free speech or cyber-slander? Chatters claim First Amendment right to anonymity on online bulletin boards
 Message 13010311
 Plaintiffs Falsely Labeled as 'Indicted' on U.S. Site Cannot Sue
 lawnewsnetwork.com
 Personal Jurisdiction in On-line Expression Cases: Rejecting Minimum Contacts in Favor of Affirmative Acts
 Message 13282600
 Securities Regulation and the Internet @ CyberSecuritiesLaw
 cybersecuritieslaw.com
 For a Fee, Analyst Mark Bergman Will Hype Your Company's Stock
 Message 13518859
 Disclaimers no protection against fraud
 Message 13551291
 SEC AND U.S. ATTORNEY MOVE AGAINST ACCUSED MICROCAP STOCK MANIPULATORS; THREE SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION THROUGH INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS
 sec.gov
 Guarding the Net; Companies alert to Internet stock chat
 Message 13710930
 Companies Fight Anonymous Critics With Lawsuits
 Message 13710955
 Dealing With the "Cybersmear"
 nylj.com
 In the Pursuit of Cybercriminals Real Detectives Turn to Amateurs
 Message 13729109
 Scams And Spams
 Message 13743888
 Online Chat Room Isn't as Anonymous As You Might Think Message 13749013
 Investigating off-shore scams
 Message 13817359
 Corporate America takes on John Doe
 Message 13828433
 ACLU Slams Plan to Trawl Web for Stock Fraud; SEC Would Use Key Words in Hunt for Dubious Offers
 Message 13839474
 Worker Slurred by Peers Online May Sue Employer
 Message 13860996
 Tracking Down Cyberlibelers
 Message 13861008
 Internet Message Board Lawsuits; Plaintiff Corporations Face Reprisals From Cybersmear Defendants
 Message 13861038
 Online Monitoring Goes Beyond Anonymous Postings; eWatch(R) Provides Investigative Service to Uncover Identities of Malicious Attackers
 Message 13870695
 U.S., Russian mobsters accused of pulling stock scam
 Message 13881447
 Speech by SEC Commissioner: Empowering Investors in an Electronic Age
 Message 13891760
 Court Enters Preliminary Injunction in SEC Action to Halt Fraudulent Internet "Virtual Stock Exchange" [StockGeneration.com]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=14004265
 Bogus Web Postings Bite Analyst, Investors
 Message 14037259
 SEC Files New and Expanded Charges Against Two Defendants in NEI Webworld Internet Stock Manipulation Case
 Message 14037381
 The Web may be new, but the scam is old (NEI Webworld)
 Message 14037391
 SEC v. Refael Shaoulian [pump and dump of Universal Standard Healthcare, Inc. and others]
 Message 14037329
 Dismissal of Securities Fraud Claims Against Internet Newsletter Is Denied (FutureSuperStock)
 Message 14037431
 Yahoo Postings Prompt More Lawsuits
 Message 14076989
 Solv-Ex Lawsuit Alleging Electronic Conspiracy by Shortsellers Is Dismissed
 Message 14090829
 NanoWorld chatters Camporese, Cate sued by Papalia ally
 Message 14092158
 Traders Corner: Janice Shell
 Message 14096351
 Public Citizen, ACLU File Briefs To Restrict Cybersmear Suits
 Message 14107889
 Online Speech Hit With Offline Lawsuits; Companies and their critics clash on message boards
 Message 14122194
 Old fraud, new medium
 Message 14129890
 A Requiem for the message boards
 Message 14130934
 When the SEC comes knocking
 Message 14133789
 Public Citizen, ACLU File Briefs To Restrict Cybersmear Suits
 Message 14155203
 The fight to speak their mind, anonymously
 Message 14155459
 SEC Acts at Cyberspeed To Halt Suspect Trades
 Message 14185242
 SEC’s Automated Internet Surveillance Plan Appears to Respect Privacy and Constitutional Concerns
 Message 14185252
 (Off Topic) Friends and Family Discount -- Legalized Insider Trading?
 Message 14185274
 Chat board controversy heats up; Message posters opine, companies become big bullies
 Message 14214189
 ASIC Revises Its Proposed Approach for Dealing with Internet Discussion Sites
 Message 14258947
 Some Pretty Lonely U.S. Stocks Call Hamburg Exchange Home
 Message 14270615
 A Must Read: Silencing John Doe: Defamation & Discourse in Cyberspace by Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
 Message 14650190
 Invention Marketing Firm Files Defamation Suit Against Rival
 Message 14705578
 11/6/00 - Globe and Mail: TSE tests chat room e-watchdog Technology from MindfulEye keeps track of conversations about public companies
 Message 14822834
 11/22/00 - Pennsylvania Ruling Protects Anonymous Online Comments (Melvin vs. Doe)
 Message 14876020
 9/25/00 - TheStreet.com: Money and Pageviews Shape Message-Board Rules; The policy of allowing anonymous postings on stock boards is not about the First Amendment.
 Message 14877156
 10/25/00 - SEC Speech: Regulation vs. Enforcement in an On-Line World (Tokyo Mex and Lebed)
 Message 14877169
 11/15/00 - Newbytes: Pa. Online Net Criticism Case To Continue (Melvin vs. Doe)
 Message 14877171
 11/1/00 - Law.com: Corporate Cybersmearing: Using Subpoenas to Unmask 'John Doe'
 Message 15037870
 12/5/00 - Law.com: Cybersmearer Defendants Can Keep Anonymity by Appearing in Court; Ruling breaks new ground in litigation over online defamation
 Message 15038014
 12/29/00 - Forbes: Net Libel
 Message 15144605
 1/9/01 - USA Today: Conned investors may never see refunds; Analysis of SEC records shows top violators; What to do if you suspect fraud
 Message 15149880
 1/14/01 - NY Times: Work First, Invest Later? Not These Days; In High School, Hallways Buzz With Stock Tips
 Message 15186668
 12/19/00 - Law.com: Unmasking Internet Bad-Mouths; Plaintiff's right or First Amendment wrong?
 Message 15213435
 2/12/01 - Example Motion to Quash subpoena served on Silicon Investor to reveal information
 Message 15336833
 2/16/01 - Les French: Why I am reluctant to post court documents online, even though they are publicly accessible.
 Message 15365763
 2/25/01 - NY Times: Jonathan Lebed: Stock Manipulator, S.E.C. Nemesis -- and 15 years old (part 1 of 2)
 Message 15404890
 2/25/01 - NY Times: Jonathan Lebed: Stock Manipulator, S.E.C. Nemesis -- and 15 years old (part 2 of 2)
 Message 15404891
 3/1/01 - SEC: SEC Charges 23 Companies and Individuals in Cases Involving Broad Spectrum of Internet Securities Fraud
 Message 15431477
 12/15/00 - Joan Melvin, Appellee, v. John Doe, et al., Appellants.; Brief Amicus Curiae of America Online, Inc.
 Message 15442322
 3/31/01 - Newsbytes (London): Demon Settles Usenet Libel Suit, Sets Legal Precedent
 Message 15484167
 3/19/01 - Washington Post: After Securities Law Lesson, a Stock-Picker Returns
 Message 15538111
 4/4/01 - Cyber-Vendetta.Com: Look out John Q. Corporation. You may not be as entitled to your name as you may have thought.
 Message 15615043
 4/5/01 - WSJ: Securities Fraud Penalties Stiffen; Texas Leads States in Sentencing
 Message 15617855
 4/9/01 - NY Times: Forwarded e-mail has executive under fire
 Message 15635409
 3/12/01 - Interactive Week: Sue the bastards!
 Message 15645616
 3/29/01 - Newsbytes: Securities Regulator Tries Scam Game To Prove A Point
 Message 15688477
 4/29/01 - NY Times: By the Water Cooler in Cyberspace, the Talk Turns Ugly
 Message 15730553
 5/2/01 - California Picks Up Where Feds Leave Off on Fighting Fraud; Over 2,000 Enforcement Actions Expected This Year
 Message 15746411
 5/3/01 - SEC: SEC Brings Limit Order Display Manipulation Case Against Robert Monski
 Message 15752910
 5/4/01 - NY Times: Trader Pays $25,000 to Settle Stock Case
 Message 15773870
 5/4/01 - New Zealand News: Man sues on net comments; Stuff.co.nz: Internet defamation case begins
 Message 15774008
 4/01 - Smart Business: At Risk Online: Your Good Name; The Bounty Hunter
 Message 15806391
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