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To: JakeStraw who wrote (21761)	7/27/2000 1:43:05 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

Someone called me a few minutes before it started. Just stumbled into this: Sting Seeks To Control 'Sting.com' GENEVA, Jul 27, 2000 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Sting hopes that someone will get his message in cyberspace. The British rock star wanted to take control of the address www.sting.com from a computer game player who says he has been using the name on the Internet for eight years. But an arbitrator, Andrew F. Christie of Australia, ruled against Sting. He acknowledged that Sting is a "world famous entertainer" known by that name, but Christie said Sting isn't his real name - which is Gordon Sumner. "Sting" also is more difficult to protect since it is a common English word and isn't registered by the singer as a trademark or service mark, he said. Christie found no indication of "bad faith" on the part of the person who registered the name - Michael Urvan of Marietta, Georgia. Sting became famous as lead singer for the 1980s band The Police, recording hits such as "Message in a Bottle" and "Roxanne." He has since gone on to a successful solo career. Copyright 2000 Associated Press, All rights reserved -0- APO Priority=r APO Category=1700 KEYWORD: GENEVA SUBJECT CODE: 1700 * end of story *

To: JakeStraw who wrote (21761)	7/27/2000 1:47:53 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

Looks like Goldie will get way though: Goldie Hawn Protests Use of Her Name PORTLAND, Ore., Jul 27, 2000 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Goldie Hawn doesn't see any humor in a timber sale that resembles her name. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management named a 100-acre timber sale the "Goldie Fawn" sale, prompting the actress to fire off an angry letter. "I must insist that you desist from using my name (in) association with such a destructive proposal," Hawn wrote in a letter dated July 11. The project, which calls for logging Douglas firs near the headwaters of two creeks, has drawn criticism from officials who say it threatens drinking water and salmon spawning habitat. Hawn's secretary, Deloris Horn, confirmed the letter's contents and stressed that Hawn is not an anti-logging spokeswoman. "But she doesn't want to see beautiful timber land destroyed in her name," Horn said. Bob Hershey, natural resource staff administrator at the BLM's Salem office, could not say whether the person who named the sale was thinking of Goldie Hawn. But he said managers take occasional liberties when naming timber sales, such as "Rusty Saw," "Hide and Seek" and "Sinker Swim." "If it offends her, we can change the name," he said. "It's not a big deal." Copyright 2000 Associated Press, All rights reserved -0- APO Priority=r APO Category=1402 KEYWORD: PORTLAND, Ore. SUBJECT CODE: 1402 * end of story *