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Those unsolicited e-mails offering ``free live sex'' or get-rich-quick schemes are rapidly becoming more than just an annoyance for computer users worldwide.Experts told state lawmakers yesterday that unsolicited messages are costing consumers time and money, and they're giving companies that provide access to the Internet fits of anger and frustration. Internet service providers said millions of the untraceable messages - known as...
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Tribbles May Mean Troubles for 2 Companies
Plus, battling over the Bard . . .War is heck . . .Totally tramp Barbie?
Flash back to 1967: David Gerrold is three credits away from graduating from Cal State Northridge, and "Star Trek" is in its second season on television. As his senior project, Gerrold decides to write a whimsical episode about furry space creatures that reproduce like rabbits. And so was born "The Trouble With Tribbles.""It was my first effort, my first sale," Gerrold told us over the phone. He recounted how, as he...
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The wholesome image of the Barbie doll is under attack from the Web site barbiesplaypen.com., which promises a free live chat ``with our sexy girls,'' Mattel alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.The federal lawsuit targets Internet Dimensions Inc., a Las Vegas, company sponsoring the interactive adult entertainment site. There was no phone listing in Las Vegas for the company. A message left with lawyers for Mattel was not returned.The Internet location...
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Mattel is not toying around with what it sees as a threat to Barbie, its billion-dollar doll and a favorite of many children for 40 years. The company filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a company that sponsors a Web site, claiming barbiesplaypen.com promises a free live chat "with our sexy girls." The lawsuit targets Internet Dimensions Inc.. There was no phone listing in Las Vegas for the company. A message left Tuesday with lawyers for Mattel was not...
