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Pastimes : Business Wire Falls for April Fools Prank, Sues FBNers -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hoatzin who wrote (228)4/28/1999 8:36:00 AM
From: Solon  Respond to of 3795
 
Hey, Kevin!

I'm waiting for this story to go INTERNATIONAL when:

WEBNODE THREE SUE! is carried on ALL the news wires (excepting of course for that one.

Barry



To: Hoatzin who wrote (228)4/28/1999 8:58:00 AM
From: Tom C  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3795
 
Cathy Baron Tamraz, Business Wire executive vice president, said the lawsuit aims to stop others from perpetrating similar pranks. ''We feel they've besmirched our good name and gone beyond the boundaries of a joke,'' she said.

So "real" companies with fraudulent releases that cost investors real money are OK. Pranks, on the other hand besmirch their good name. Hmm?

Tom



To: Hoatzin who wrote (228)4/28/1999 9:23:00 AM
From: VivB  Respond to of 3795
 
Kevin,

Thanks for posting the link to the SF Chronicle article. I enjoyed it thoroughly, especially the part you highlighted in your post. Nothing like starting the day with a good laugh!

Viv


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