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Betreff: [V]ote-auction announces END-RESULTS :: PRESS-RELEASE
Datum: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 04:55:39 +0100
Von: "PR [V]ote-auction.com" <PR@[62.116.31.68]>
An: PR@[62.116.31.68]



  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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  [V]ote-auction announces END-RESULTS of GRAND AUCTION

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  Vienna/Berlin, November 7th, 2000, 5am CET


  Below is the latest press release by [V]ote-auction:

  http://62.116.31.68
  http://www.voteauction.de / realname: voteauction
  [formerly Vote-auction.com and Voteauction.com].


  You can also find this press release at
  http://62.116.31.68/pr.htm

  For any further information feel free to contact
  pr@[62.116.31.68] or in urgent cases call our
  ubermorgen.com hotlines:

  berlin +49-175-2066954
  vienna +43 676 9300061

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  It's different because it's fundamentally different:

  [V]ote-auction                   http://62.116.31.68
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  [V] Intro

  [V]ote-auction, the election industry leader, is proud to
  annnounce the end-results of the grand - or, perhaps more
  accurately, notorious - [V]ote-auction GAME.

  Many participants acted as if they had actually considered it a
  real business; in fact, it was indeed a real-life game for voters
  who finally had found a way to think about what their vote is
  worth on the free market; and to themselves.

  For us, the operators, it turned out to be less of a action-
  service and more of a legal rollercoaster.


  [V] Game? Street Theatre? Comic? Business?

  Lots has been said about how to distinguish between a real business
  and a cartoon in a sunday newspaper:
  http://www.cnn.com/video/burden/2000/10/24/show.rm80.ram

  Most of these nice sayings are true for the offline world - but on
  the net, things are different.

  Whether or not one likes it, the net is NOT a commercial playground
  a priori. It is an open space for ANY communication needs between
  any people. If you think it is hard to know for sure if our site
  was a game or a business, well, then that's a good lesson you have
  learned. Try any web-site and try to check out if they are for "real",
  here a small test-environment:

  http://yesrudy.com
  http://gatt.org
  http://rtmark.com/gwbush/
  http://www.fpo.at
  http://www.microsoft.com

  There is no last page with cartoons on the net. That is why
  it is called an interlinked system and not a book.

  You'd better learn the differenciate now! If not, you might
  fall for a real prank one day!


  [V] Who is suing whom?

  legal platform coming soon: http://www.ipnic.org
  < the nic is the content is the user is the net >

  Here an excerpt of the current situation:

  . Massachussetts is suing vote-auction and our providers
    reason: "selling votes"
    status: injunction order

  . Missouri is suing vote-auction and our providers
    reason: "false promises to consumers"
    status: injunction order

  . Chicago Board of Elections is suing vote-auction and our providers
    reason: "selling and buying of votes"
    status: injunction order

  . Various "investigations" by Attorney Generals
    reason: diverse
    status: unknown

  . [V]ote-auction is suing CORE in switzerland
    reason: breach of contract, damages, denial of service
    status: preparation

  It seems that we are witnessing the birth of a new sub-genre
  of action-art: DIGITAL LEGAL ART. appearantly it is even not so
  much the end-user in front of the terminal to whom we appeal
  most, but the people in U.S. legal offices... very sexy!

  Nevertheless, we are sure that the cases will be dropped, as
  it will be obvious, even to the legal folk, that there are
  people out there buying and selling votes - but that it is
  not us. We just gave you the showcase. The real dealers do
  their businesses quite openly in Washington. Vive la difference!


  [V] Campaigning for our rights

  We would like to thank our partners for giving us the support
  we need and enjoy. To those who despise us: Thank you also!

  We regard negative and positive feedback alike as active
  support and intelligent modes of communication.

  To those who think that we have now given up: Come on! We
  have all had our fun. Now, let's face reality. The net is,
  at the time, NOT a free place. It is directly and indirectly
  controlled by U.S. courts of all names. The root zone is
  basically owned by the U.S. Ministry of Commerce [well, then
  maybe the Chicago Board of Elections should have sued the
  Ministry of Commerce].

  If they decide to halt the internet tomorrow, then it is Nike
  time - they just do it! Cynical? No. Realistic. Or should ICANN
  bring Capitalism and DemoCRAZY closer together? Or maybe even
  CORE?

  So... if you dont get help from us, please get help somewhere!


  [V] What is new on the Site

  We have opened our site and data to the public, so everyone
  can see for him or herself what is happening. Feel free to
  access the user database - and do not be surprised to find
  no personal data. Asking for data at the frontdesk does not
  necessarily imply storing it in the backoffice...

  What you can find is the socio-demographics of everybody
  who dared to play [V]ote-auction. If you ask yourself if the
  numbers are real - that is an intelligent question - but has
  never been answered on the net. Neither can we answer it.

  You will have to be quick to access the site - we will put
  it into real legal context by November 8th.

  When the game is over, the players have to go home!



  [V] Statistics [Nov. 7th 2000, 3am CET]

  [] polls

  International poll:      National poll:
  63.3% gore               45.0% gore
  14.3% bush               44.1% bush
  22.4% nader              10.9% nader

  Vote-auction legal or illegal:
  75.3% legal
  09.4% illegal
  15.3% dont know

  Would you rather go voting if you got paied for it:
  70.0% yes
  30.0% no


  [] Global media quick-stats

  Topic:                              numbers         %
  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
  Mailingslists/newsgroups:     13,765 articles     75%
  Online-magazines:                898 articles     19%
  Print-magazines:                 258 articles     03%
  Print-newspapers:                812 articles     24%
  TV-segments:                     147 reports      03%
  Radio-segments:                  231 reports      05%
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  Press-archive under: http://62.116.31.68/news.htm


  [] Supporter quick-stats

  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
  Emails received in the last 9 days    2451
  Support sites                          213
  Attorneys offering their services       11
  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --

  [] Legal quick-stats

  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
  Civil-lawsuits filed against [V]ote-auction
  and related individuals and companies            18
  General Attorney investigations running          15
  Lawsuits by vote-auction against corenic.org     01
  Legal documents received by postal services
  or via Fax [approx. 250 pounds]                 112 kg
  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --


  [V] Credits

  James Baumgartner
  ubermorgen.com
  RTMark.com
  SILVER SERVER / sil.at
  enemy.org
  joker.com
  hell.com
  thinkfactory.de
  pixelmassaker.com
  cnn.com
  etoyACTION.com
  ACLU.org

  For a list of support web-sites
  http://62.116.31.68/news.htm#support


  [V] Final note

  We wish all 3 candidates the best of luck for Election Day,
  and may the guy with the best looks - oops, sorry, the
  best ideas and intentions - win.

  Goodbye to you, you have been a great audience!

  For the Vote-auction team

  lizvlx               hans_extrem
  the-woman-behind     the-guy-who-gets-sued

  [V]ote-auction
  “To be or not to be! Just do it!"



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