Sorry, well, not really, to impart a trueism but new technology always gets utilized for ancient forms of human animosity. Gore, or was it the Pentagon, or some nameless university researcher, -whoever really invented the web also invented the cyberspat,inherently, along with it. Ehman's technological bait-and-switch is simply classic hucksterism, a latter day 'browser beware'. I believe Ulysses is right about the infringement point. The mention/use of the name isn't inherently a violation unless it is employed directly in a commercial transaction. Although there is some gray area with regards to the nature of Ehman's sites with respect to whether they constitute a form of commercial promotion for her own interests, there might be an angle to legally pursue this using the 'trade dress' concept of copyright which is concerned with in effect dressing up one's product or service with the elements of another's readily recognizeable product. -Think of counterfeit Gucci belts etc. But this would be very difficult to prosecute. However, there is the revered old legal tactic of just enjoining an action against the accused violator simply to cause enough nuisance (legaly and monetarily) to get them to desist with their tactic. Not to get away from the tech side of this topic too much, but, just being objective now, I've found some of the incarnations of Steelow's events to be much more enjoyable than Ehman's, and neither were as good as Gomorrah when it was on 23rd Street. -Now I suppose I have to look forward to my name being ripped off endlessly on both thier sites.
[This message was edited by seven on 06-20-03 at 02:44 PM.]