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[FYI] EToys vs. Etoy: A Clash of Commerce and Art



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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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