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[FYI] EToys vs. Etoy: A Clash of Commerce and Art
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- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:42:53 +0200
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EToys vs. Etoy: A Clash of Commerce and Art
By Richard Leiby
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, December 10, 1999; Page E01
In the frantic battle for holiday shopping dollars, the upstart Web
retailer eToys.com has emerged as one of the winners of the Santa
Wars. But in an equally fractious corner of cyberspace, the company
is facing a boycott by critics who portray it as a Scrooge whose
lawyers forced a small, Internet-based artists' collective to shut
down its award-winning Web site.
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