SUBJECT: [V]ote-auction announces END-RESULTS  :: PRESS-RELEASE

 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         %
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 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

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 Emails received in the last 9 days    2451
 Support sites                          213
 Attorneys offering their services       11
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 [] Legal quick-stats

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 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
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 [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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