Sunder sent me a better link... http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/5059676.htm Peter

---------- From: Trei, Peter Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:14 AM To: 'cypherpunks@lne.com' Subject: Trouble at HavenCo?

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Has 'haven' for questionable sites sunk?

By Declan McCullagh Staff Writer, CNET News.com August 4, 2003, 1:38 PM PT

LAS VEGAS--A widely publicized project to transform a platform in the English Channel into a "safe haven" for controversial Web businesses has failed due to political, technical and management problems, one of the company's founders said.

Ryan Lackey, former chief technology officer of HavenCo, said on Sunday afternoon that he left the project because his business partners had become nervous about hosting objectionable material and were leading the company toward financial ruin, with only about six customers remaining.