[Rumori] author of cnn parody site repeatedly harrassed over "infringement"

[Brian Flemming]

Boy, this guy got a raw deal.

Way back in 2001, to promote a movie I made called "Nothing So 
Strange," the web team created a fake CNN story about the Bill Gates 
assassination, complete with a faked URL that made it look like it was 
at CNN's site. A mirror, slightly altered, is here...

http://mirrors.meepzorp.com/bill-gates-murder/

Then some hacker reproduced the story in a way that put whatever the 
current day's date was on the story (this is no longer up), and that 
hack actually fooled enough South Korean journalists to cause a 1.5% 
drop in the South Korean stock market...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2916135.stm

Because of that, the web folks (GMD Studios) got a call from someone 
associated with the U.S. Department of Energy, which for some reason 
tracks hoaxes...

http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBHackedHistory.shtml#gatesdead

And STILL they never heard from CNN. Not so much as an annoyed email. 
Nothing.

They also haven't heard from MSNBC...

http://www.msnbc.com@209.61.162.98/1999/news/837268.html

or the L.A. Times...

http://www.latimes.com@209.61.162.98/news/front/20000420/t000012986.html

So a student who really doesn't want any trouble gets confronted with 
complaints, while the movie promotion that could actually use a little 
publicity-generating trouble doesn't.

Brian




> -----Original Message-----
> From: stAllio! the original wanksta <stalliongsta at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Nov 14, 2003 1:06 PM
> To: rumori at detritus.net
> Subject: [Rumori] author of cnn parody site repeatedly harrassed 
> over	"infringement"
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> http://hob.allens.com/cnn/
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> maybe you read or heard about the cnn parody article stating that
> fellatio was good for your health.  now the author comes forth about
> how he was repeatedly harrassed by CNN, the AP, & even his
> university... & how much the parody has suffered as a result.
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