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To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	4/27/1999 9:52:00 AM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 10354

So Cragun, you're tough huh? Just stick out the chatter, huh? Ask Cere Perle of IBUY/WALD fame if you have any doubts that we get our man. Telling your staff to just keep quiet clearly aint working.

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	9/8/1999 10:01:00 AM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10354

Ford Is Denied Injunction to Stop Web Publication of Internal Data DETROIT -- In a ruling expected to set a precedent for First Amendment protections of Internet publications, a U.S. District Court judge denied Ford Motor Co. a preliminary injunction to stop a Web site from publishing its internal documents. Federal District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds ruled that Robert Lane, the operator of blueovalnews.com (www.blueovalnews.com), was protected by the free-speech rights of the First Amendment when he published internal Ford documents he received anonymously. Ford is continuing an internal investigation to determine how the documents were leaked to Mr. Lane and who leaked them, a company spokesman said. Despite what Judge Edmunds called Ford's substantial evidence that Mr. Lane had violated the Michigan Uniform Trade Secrets Act, she ruled that the First Amendment trumped the trade-secrets law, no matter what medium was used to publish the information. Legal scholars say Judge Edmunds's order should be considered a precedent that underscores the fact that the First Amendment, which protects traditional media like print and television, also covers speech in cyberspace. "What she's done is harmonize laws governing print with this new digital medium," said Robert O'Neil, a law professor at the University of Virginia who teaches courses on cyberspace and the First Amendment. "I hope that's the message people take away from this." Floyd Abrams, a noted First Amendment lawyer, said he didn't know of a previous ruling that said "in such clear and definitive terms that the same First Amendment rules apply to Web sites as they do newspapers." Unique Territory Judge Edmunds also recognized the unique territory she was treading in when she ruled on the case. "In the realm of law, we are only beginning to grapple with the impact of the communications revolution [brought about by the invention of the Internet 30 years ago] and this case represents just one part of one skirmish -- a clash between our commitment to the freedom of speech and the press, and our dedication to the protection of commercial innovation and intellectual property. In this case, the battle is won by the First Amendment," she wrote. Although Ford's request for a preliminary injunction was denied, the company said in a statement that it was pleased with the order because it "prohibits ... Mr. Lane from copying Ford's internal documents in violation of copyright laws... ." Ford said it would not appeal the ruling. Mr. Lane's attorney, Mark Pickrell, said he didn't object to that prohibition when it was first raised in Ford's complaint against Mr. Lane, at the time that it requested and was granted a temporary restraining order Aug. 25. Mr. Lane maintained that he never violated Ford's copyright, since the documents he posted were not stamped with a copyright or "property of Ford Motor Co." "He can quote from and provide details" about the information he receives, Mr. Pickrell said, under the fair-use standard that is used by all journalists. The legal battle started when Ford sought a preliminary injunction against Mr. Lane after he published proprietary internal documents on his site. Ford officials were especially concerned about plans Mr. Lane obtained and posted regarding Ford's plans to meet future government emissions and fuel-economy regulations. In addition to ruling that Mr. Lane couldn't infringe on Ford's copyrights, Judge Edmunds ruled that he is precluded from interfering with "Ford's contractual relationship with its employees by soliciting Ford employees to provide Ford trade secrets or other confidential information." Identification Statement She ordered Mr. Lane to comply with other portions of the temporary restraining order. Under the order, Mr. Lane must file with the court and Ford a statement identifying the Ford documents he has, identify his sources for the documents and provide details on how he acquired the documents. Mr. Lane said he will abide by those orders, although he has said repeatedly that he received the documents from anonymous sources. He also said he didn't keep detailed records of when and how he received the documents. Mr. Lane, however, may still be liable for damages caused by the publication of the documents, an issue Ford raised in its complaint against him. A Ford spokesman said the company hasn't decided what its next steps might be on the issue of possible damages

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	11/5/1999 10:22:00 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

Sir, I was wondering why there was no mention of Bryant Cragun's past affiliation in your 10SB with Dynatec Inc. It was one other the companies you were touting on your own web site. , corporate secretary; Bryant D. Cragun 2/9/6 (Item 1 from file: 649) 01002980 Supplier Number: 02768944 (THIS IS THE FULL TEXT ) Dynatec Inc. gets new name. PR Newswire , NYPR73 May 20 , 1983 Language: English Record Type: Fulltext Word Count: 314 Line Count: 00029 Text: SALT LAKE CITY, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynatec International Inc. is the new name of Dynatec Inc., it was announced today by Donald M. Wood, president. The name change, which was made to more fully reflect the scope of the company's operations, was approved by a recent meeting of the shareholders in Salt Lake City. At the meeting the shareholders also approved a reverse split of the company's common shares, on a two-for-one basis, and increased the authorized shares to 100,000,000. (The company's new Cusip number is No. 267907. The transfer agent will remain Intervest Transfer of Salt Lake City.) After the reverse split, Dynatec International Inc. acquired Softalk Inc., a private corporation located in Salt Lake City, as a wholly owned subsidiary for 29,694,523 common shares. After the transaction there is presently 40 million common shares of Dynatec International Inc. issued and outstanding, Mr. Wood stated. Softalk Inc. is engaged in the manufacture and sales of soft telephone shoulder supports. Since 1980, the company has had sales in excess of approximately $5 million. The "Softalk" telephone accessory is marketed through the American Bell Inc. phone centers and office products and stationery stores. The company also manufactures a soft telephone shoulder support which is sold primarily through mass merchandise chain stores, under the name "Snugrest," Mr. Wood said. The shareholders of Dynatec International Inc., at the same time, elected the following new officers and directors; Lyle J. Martinsen, chairman of the board of directors; Donald M. Wood, president; Stewart Martinsen, vice president and director; Frederick R. Jack, vice president; Lynn G. Foster, corporate secretary; Bryant D. Cragun , director; and Willford A. Cardon, director. NOTE TO SECURITY FIRMS: Please adjust your records to indicate the new name of the company and Cusip number which is traded on the over-the-counter market. For the next several days, the "Pink Sheets" may still list the company under the former name. NOTE: Softalk and Snugrest are registered trademarks of Dynatec International Inc. /CONTACT -- Ivens Stanton Associates at 212-599-2550 for Dynatec International/ COPYRIGHT 1983 PR Newswire

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	11/13/1999 11:10:00 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

California Cans Spam by Deborah Scoblionkov 7:00 p.m. 28.Sep.98.PDT California netizens will get some relief from junk email this winter, when two new anti-spam laws take effect. A law signed Sunday by Governor Pete Wilson is the first US law that recognizes the rights of Internet service providers to forbid the use of their equipment for sending or receiving spam. A separate but related law was the first to require that unsolicited messages be identified as advertising in the subject line. Both take effect 1 January 1999. "Together, these bills will protect Californians from the spam that clogs the arteries of the information superhighway," said Wilson. The new laws will also severely cramp the style of spammers, who often use misleading subject lines, phony return addresses, and third-party servers to send messages to unwilling recipients. "This is a great day for Internet users in California," said Assemblyman Gary Miller (R-City of Industry), who sponsored AB1629. "We have put spammers on notice that after January 1 1999, California will be a spam-free zone." Originally dubbed "Can the Spam," AB1629 allows ISPs to bring civil action against people using their networks to send or deliver spam. Violators face a maximum fine of US$50 per message, up to $25,000 per day. The bill additionally prohibits the unauthorized use of domain names in email, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of $5,000 and a year in prison. "This is excellent," said Paul Vixie of Vixie Enterprises, who also runs a volunteer anti-spam service called the Realtime Blackhole List. "The fundamental issue with spam is property rights, and this legislation recognizes that my property rights extend to my computer and those ethereal things like my inbox." Other anti-spam organizations agree. "I think it is a question of property rights," said John Mozema, spokesman for the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email. "Your right to free speech ends where my property begins." Legislators relied on court decisions, which have routinely upheld an ISP's right to control its own equipment, to give the new law some teeth. Specifically, the CompuServe v. Cyber Promotions February 1997 decision that identified spam as trespass. "This is a market-based solution," explained David Kramer, an attorney with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, who represented CompuServe in its litigation and was involved with drafting the legislation. "It changes the focus of debate from First Amendment rights to property rights and it lets people know there's nothing like a free lunch on the Internet." The other spam law -- AB 1676, introduced by Assemblywoman Debra Bowen (R-Torrance) -- would require junk emailers to identify their messages with the preface "ADV," or "ADV:ADLT" if it solicits adult services, in the subject line of the spam. It also requires senders to provide a valid toll-free number or email address. Related Wired Links: 'Pro-Spam' Legislation Shredded 25.Sep.98 House Sides with Spammers 7.Aug.98 Pro-Spam Bill Derailed 30.Jul.98 Senate Embraces Spam Bill 18.Jun.98 Spam Bill Gets Mixed Reviews 13.May.98 Check on other Web coverage of this story with NewsBot

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	11/22/1999 6:41:00 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

I guess this is the reason Ross left IMAL One of the largest barriers to a potential customer's willingness to conduct commerce over the Internet is the perceived ability of unauthorized persons to access and use personal information about the user, such as credit card account numbers, social security numbers and bank account information. Concerns about the security of the Internet include the authenticity of the user (i.e., is the user accurately identified), verification and certification methods of who these users are, and privacy protection for access to private information transmitted over the Internet. However, the Company believes recent advances in this area have greatly reduced the possibility of such unauthorized access or use, which in turn may increase acceptance by consumers of electronic commerce. The Company is not aware of any occasion in which a user's credit card was misappropriated while transacting business on iMALL. See "RISK FACTORS INTERNET COMMERCE SECURITY RISKS." PRODUCTS AND SERVICES As a result of the discontinuance of the Seminar Division, the Company is now deriving substantially all of its revenue from Web site sales and maintenance fees, Internet advertising sales and recurring monthly fees for EC services. The Company believes its future revenues will consist increasingly of revenue from providing EC services to businesses (through Web sites which include the tools necessary to consummate transactions online), selling Internet advertising and selling products over the Internet. EC SERVICES

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	2/17/2000 6:50:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10354

SLAPP Suits - An Abuse of the Litigation Process? sirius.com Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, better known as a SLAPP, is a civil complaint filed against individuals or corporations as a result of their publicly stated position on an issue of public interest or concern. The suits typically allege defamation, nuisance or other civil claims in an effort to shift public debate to the courts. The California Anti-SLAPP Project combats the practice in California arguing that SLAPPs hinder free speech. Its Web site contains an excellent introduction to SLAPPs, SLAPP legislation and case law, and it provides links to related Web sites. sirius.com

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	4/2/2000 3:52:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10354

Old friends of yours? Be seeing them soon?: "HK Proposes Boosting Market Watchdog's Powers, Other Reforms Hong Kong, April 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Hong Kong government unveiled a reform plan for the city's securities and futures market, including stronger powers for the market watchdog, as it overhauls market regulations to boost competitiveness. The government set out the measures in a consultation document on the new Securities and Futures Bill it's currently drafting. It gave market participants three months to respond to the proposals. ``Hong Kong needs a modern regulatory framework for the securities and futures market to enhance our competitiveness as an international financial center and the prime capital formation center for the mainland of China,' said Rafael Hui, Secretary for Financial Services. The government last year unveiled plans for broad reforms of the securities industry. Hong Kong's stock and futures exchange last month merged with the city's clearing company to form Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., a move aimed at helping the financial center compete with regional rivals by cutting costs. To crack down on market misconduct, the government plans to broaden the investigative powers of the Securities and Futures Commission, giving it access to companies' audit documents. The government proposed setting up a civil market misconduct tribunal and imposing criminal penalties on some violations, such as insider trading and fraud aimed at investors. Under the bill, securities firms would be fined up to HK$10 million ($1.28 million) or three times their profits for misconduct. At the same time, the new rules would cut red tape for brokerages by requiring a single license rather than separate ones for different services they provide. The government also said it plans to strengthen Hong Kong's disclosure rules by lowering the threshold for disclosure of investments to 5 percent from 10 percent and requiring companies to report large-volume transactions. In a bid to empower investors, the new law would make it a civil offense to disclose false information to the market and allow victims to seek compensation. The Securities and Futures Bill will roll 10 existing ordinances enacted over the last 25 years into a single piece of legislation. The government plans to start enforcing the new law in April 2001. Apr/02/2000 4:36"

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	4/30/2000 11:50:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10354

Patrick Bennett, the accused mastermind of one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Former Bennett Funding Executive Receives 30-Year Prison Sentence By COLLEEN DEBAISE Dow Jones Newswires NEW YORK -- Patrick Bennett, the accused mastermind of one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Mr. Bennett was chief financial officer of the family-owned Bennett Funding Group Inc., a Syracuse, N.Y., firm that allegedly bilked some 12,000 people out of $700 million. U.S. District Judge John S. Martin postponed sentencing several times to allow Mr. Bennett and his wife, Gwen, more time to turn over assets to a trustee for the investors. Last month, the judge offered to sentence Mr. Bennett to 20 years on the condition he turn over additional assets, such as the sprawling upstate New York horse farm registered in his wife's name. But Judge Martin said in Manhattan federal court Friday that Mr. Bennett had failed to turn over assets and that "damage was done, and continues to be done, to people who lost life savings while [Gwen Bennett] lives in luxury." Before the sentencing, Mr. Bennett called the judge's handling of the case "illegal, unethical and un-American" and continued to maintain his innocence. Mr. Bennett was convicted in June on 42 counts of fraud and money-laundering, although the jury deadlocked on 11 counts, including the securities-fraud charge related to the pyramid scheme. He was ordered to forfeit $109 million, the amount of money he was found guilty of laundering. His attorney, Michael D. Pinnisi, said Mr. Bennett would appeal the conviction and sentence. Because he wasn't convicted on the most serious charges, Mr. Bennett should only have received a sentence of a few years, Mr. Pinnisi said. Prosecutors said Mr. Bennett used his company to sell securities based on phony office-equipment leases. Bennett Funding filed for bankruptcy protection in 1996.

To: ZSUN-CORPORATE who wrote (951)	6/26/2000 8:15:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10354

Very niiiice:PRINCIPAL: "ROBERT GENOVESE NAME : BG CAPITAL GROUP SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. "6/25/00 CORPORATE DETAIL RECORD SCREEN 7:51 PM NUM: P97000005760 ST:FL ACTIVE/FL PROFIT FLD: 01/21/1997 FEI#: 65-0776485 NAME : BG CAPITAL GROUP SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. PRINCIPAL: % ROBERT GENOVESE CHANGED: 03/23/98 ADDRESS 2424 N. FEDERAL HWY., #101 BOCA RATON, FL 33431 RA NAME : GENOVESE, ROBERT NAME CHG: 03/23/98 RA ADDR : 2424 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADDR CHG: 03/23/98 SUITE 101 BOCA RATON, FL 33431 US ANN REP : (1998) B 09/03/98 (1999) A 02/01/99 (2000) A 05/16/00 hey bud, small world; ? Two independent securities analysts, Access1 Financial, and Financial Strategies and Investing, Inc., have made strong buy recommendations of $30 or more per share. insidewallstreet.com ========================================================== "Without any expansion, the company's revenues are projected at $11.5 million in 1999, according to Richard Geist, an analyst for Financial Strategies and Investing Inc. in Massachusetts, which researched Neptune before the Boca Raton group bought it." Ashes anyone? Boca firm takes death care public Marco Commisso Staff Writer A group of Boca Raton venture capitalists, wagering that money can be made now from the hereafter, has taken the nation's largest cremation company onto Wall Street. BG Capital Group, a Boca investment banking firm, bought The Neptune Society in Los Angeles for $27 million using Lari Corp., an existing public company that had no assets, as its vehicle for the aquisition. It closed on the deal April 30, changed the name back to The Neptune Society, and brought the new company public May 4 at $6 a share. It closed at $6.47 earlier this week. The cremation company was founded in 1973 by Manny Weitraub, now 72, who will stay with the company as a consultant. The venture capitalists for The Neptune Society (OTCBB: NPTN) see a big future in cremation services because a growing number of people, especially baby boomers, are expected to choose cremation instead of ground burial when they die because they care more for the environment and are beginning to shy away from traditional funerals. About one of every four deceased people is now cremated and that number is expected to reach two out of every five by 2010, according to the Cremation Association of North America. Neptune has 52,000 living contract-holders who paid between $1,200 and $1,400 each to pre-fund their cremations. In the past 25 years, The Neptune Society has cremated between 3,600 and 4,000 people a year, but has signed membership contracts with almost twice that many people, executives say. A one-time membership fee goes into an interest-bearing trust account, which as of December 1998 contained $33.6 million. By 2004, the company estimates it will have $86 million in this trust account. "We're taking advantage of a sleepy little company with a great idea," said Gary R. Loffredo, vice president of investment banking at BG Capital Group. "They are the only pure cremation company out there that I know of, and the only ones who have made a national brand out of themselves." Loffredo and his partners plan to bank on the company's credible name and expand its services by buying other private cremation services in other states, including Texas and Illinois, he said. The Neptune Society also is in search of two high-profile executives to be its president and vice president. Without any expansion, the company's revenues are projected at $11.5 million in 1999, according to Richard Geist, an analyst for Financial Strategies and Investing Inc. in Massachusetts, which researched Neptune before the Boca Raton group bought it. "It's been a big coup for us," Loffredo said. "We're a venture-capital firm that specializes in companies that are turning the corner or have already made that turn in terms of revenues. All they need is the capital to grow even faster." bizjournals.com