LOL! Anything sent to friends on the internet can and will go wild. David L.
Ben Franklin: "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt, they have more need of masters." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charles Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:25 AM To: 'The Sandbox Discussion List' Subject: [Sndbox] CNN and AP Threaten To Sue Over Internet Prank CNN and the Associated Press are the latest to raise a rumpus over alleged Internet copyright infringement after what appeared to be a copy of a CNN Web page was emailed to thousands of students and was posted on numerous websites. As reported by the New York Observer, the page featured an item bearing an AP "slug" about an article that purportedly appeared in the "Journal of Medicine" claiming that a North Carolina State University study had concluded that "fellatio may significantly decrease the risk of breast cancer." It quoted a Dr. Inserta Shafteer as saying, "Since the emergence of the research, I try to fellate at least once every other night to reduce my chances." According to the Observer, AP and CNN lawyers, charging intellectual-copyright infringement, have threatened to sue N.C. State, where the story first appeared on a student website. The university is also upset about the article. A spokesman told the Observer: "What [the writer] did is, he attributed the research to N.C. State, when, in fact, obviously nothing like that has ever happened here." However, the writer of the spoof, Brandon Williamson, a junior at the university, remarked: "I just thought it was a joke I was sending to my friends." ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
