Michael Dodson sez: In CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM The formatting may be a bit rough. I am not a pro at this. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ((edited)) Contact: David Phelps, (202) 452-1600, ext. 320, dphelps@spa.org SPA Files Copyright Suits Against ISPs and End Users Internet Anti-Piracy Campaign Launched (Oct.10, 1996 --Washington, D.C.) -- The Software Publishers Association (SPA) announced today that it has filed five civil lawsuits for copyright infringement occurring on the Internet. Three of the lawsuits were filed against Internet service providers (ISPs), and the remaining two were filed against individual end users. Additionally, SPA launched its Internet Anti-Piracy Campaign, which includes education and enforcement components, in an effort to educate and work cooperatively with ISPs regarding copyright infringement. ISP lawsuits were filed on Oct. 7 and 8 against Community ConneXion of ................................................^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Oakland, Calif.; GeoCities of Beverly Hills, Calif.; and Tripod Inc. of Williamstown, Mass. The SPA members named as plaintiffs in all three suits were Adobe Systems Inc., Claris Corp. and Traveling Software Inc. In each case, SPA first contacted the ISP and requested that the infringing material be removed, but the ISP failed to respond and cooperate. {.....} ((end of edited release)) See http://www.computerworld.com/news/news_articles/961010spa.html for early reactions. Michael Dodson dodsonm@wane-leon-mail.scri.fsu.edu -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433