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To: DizzyG who wrote (186)	5/26/2000 11:51:00 AM
From: hammer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 214

Hey old buddy! Hope your brushing up on that mug shot of yours - you've finally joined the ranks! (COMTEX) B: Firm sues over on-line insults B: Firm sues over on-line insults BOSTON, May 26 (UPI) -- A Utah venture capital firm has filed a federal lawsuit in Boston against more than a dozen people who posted insulting comments about it in an Internet chat room. The Boston Herald said Friday InvestAmerica Inc. alleges the on-line chatters made libelous and defamatory statements in the chat room run by Raging Bull in Andover, Mass., in an attempt to profit by manipulating the firm's stock price. InvestAmerica is trying to get Raging Bull to provide information about the chatters who used such on-line aliases as "DizzyG," "Tekrules", "Uraloser," and "Gogogadget." "Raging Bull has information as to who these people are," said InvestAmerica attorney Brandon Davis. He said some or all of the chatters "are acting together" and some aliases may actually be one person. In the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, InvestAmerica names the defendants by their on-line aliases. There was no immediate response from Raging Bull, which the Herald said requires people who post on its site to fill out an on-line form. InvestAmerica is a publicly traded venture capital firm based in Park City, Utah. Its shares closed Thursday at $2.56, down 25 cents.