FC: Mirror of Elian movie, and another Janet Reno spoof video

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Matt Gaylor <freematt () coil com> contributes this:
  http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/csfiend/index.html

Below (thanks to Bara) we see the AP apparently backtracking. Is that the 
sour scent of public embarrassment?

BTW I will be speaking in the Seattle area (actually Bellevue) this 
weekend. I am thinking of getting together with some local Microsoft folks 
and cypherpunk-politechnical-types on Fri or Sun for dinner. Email for details.

-Declan

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> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:59:51 -0400
> To: declan () well com
> From: Bara Vaida <bvaida () njdc com>
> Subject: Re: FC: Associated Press threatens to sue over Elian pix
>   parody site
>
> Declan, I called AP and they told me that Dave Tomlin's note was a
> "misunderstanding" and that they aren't threatening to sue over the parody.
> I asked who Tomlin was and I was told that information was not available. FYI
>
> Bara Vaida
> Senior Writer
> National Journal's Technology Daily

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> Subject: Elian movie
> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 20:37:22 -0500
> From: Andy Ringsmuth <andyring () inetnebr com>
> To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan () well com>
>
> Declan, after hearing that the spoof movie about the Elian fiasco was
> taken down by Geocities, I managed to get a copy of it and put it on my
> server. Granted, the page is in it's extreme infancy right now, but the
> video clip (shockwave format) is there for those who think our free
> speech rights should not be abused.
>
> If you could run this across the Politech list, that'd be great. The
> address is
>
> http://www.andyring.com/elian
>
> I'll keep it there until ordered to remove it in court.
>
> -Andy Ringsmuth
> andyring () inetnebr com
>
> -Andy Ringsmuth
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