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

To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (1179)	5/1/1999 6:49:00 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3795

It's that subtle and dry wit that I like about you, Mr. B. I can't wait for the next Press Release from the BBBank.

To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (1179)	5/1/1999 7:02:00 PM
From: zonkie	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 3795

quote.bloomberg.com. >>>>Kathy Baron Tamraz, a spokeswoman in New York for Business Wire, which distributed GS Telecom's release, said her service doesn't strip out company names or their stock ticker symbols from releases. ''We're not journalists or reporters,'' she said. <<<<<< If they have publicly stated that they aren't journalists or reporters then about all that is left is that they are a company that simply collects a fee to publish a release that they hold no responsibility for. If this is the case how can they claim they were damaged by something that someone else is responsible for? The trademark claim was taken because of a parody, is that actionable? Well it certainly seems to be, but is there claim strong enough to win? In my opinion out of 100 jurors I would say they could probably convince 2 to 4 of them that they deserve to be awarded any damages. z........

To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (1179)	5/2/1999 9:36:00 AM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3795

From Jason Anders's article: "A joke is one thing, but they've gone beyond the boundaries of what is a joke. It's now April 27, and they're continuing their joke," says Cathy Baron Tamraz, an executive vice president of Business Wire. "They think they're very funny. We don't." She says legal action could have been avoided had the group not continued to mock the service in recent weeks. This rather begs the question: what are they suing us for, then? Fraud, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and so on? Or lèse majesté? Can anyone furnish a concise definition of "abuse of process"?