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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (1668)	7/13/2004 10:05:13 AM
From: dantecristo	Respond to of 1929

Varian products for sale! "OF SHORTS AND TORTS -- DEFENDING LIBEL LITIGATION WITH UNMENTIONABLES Being a party to an often vicious legal fight doesn't mean you have to lose your sense of humor. Michelangelo Delfino and Mary Day -- who have been locked in a contentious libel lawsuit with former employer Varian Medical Systems Inc. for three years -- sell copies of books detailing their lawsuit through a link on their Web site, www.mobeta.com. They also sell anti-SLAPP clothing items -- among them thong panties, boxer shorts and baby bibs. The thong panties read, “Be careful who you SLAPP.” The boxer shorts are adorned with a small red box and text that reads: “Varian videotaped me going potty,” no doubt referring to charges Delfino and Day made in Internet chat rooms that led to the lawsuit. The bib reads “Richard Meyer Levy saw my PENIS!” Levy is a high-ranking Varian executive. “We've actually had some sales,” Day said last week. “The bib and the boxers have been big hits.” Varian tried to stop Delfino and Day from selling the items, complaining to vendor CafePress.com that they should receive any profits, according to Day. The California Supreme Court issued a stay blocking the effort. Thomas Loran III, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop representing Varian, said, “We didn't think they should be commercializing this so we took steps to try and claim the revenue. “It's the kind of false message that these people have proclaimed from day one,” he said. Day said the move only boosted sales. “There's not many places you can buy SLAPP products, and we've made it an art form.” If the thongs and bibs are too risque, then potential customers could always pick from more subdued items, including coffee mugs and baseball hats. -- Justin M. Norton" In Camera The Recorder 07-13-2004 law.com