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Conference gyro::internet_toolss

Title:Internet Tools
Notice:Report ALL NETSCAPE Problems directly to kdlucas@netscape.com.rnet? Read note 448.L for beginner information.
Moderator:teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer
Created:Fri Jun 25 1993
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4714
Total number of notes:40609

4124.0. "altavista.com making money off altavista.digital.com?" by CALDEC::GOETZE (erik goetze; The joy is in the going. We are betrayed by destina) Thu Oct 03 1996 16:14

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4124.1SMURF::PBECKIt takes a Village: you're No. 6Thu Oct 03 1996 16:384
4124.2PYRO::RONRon S. van ZuylenThu Oct 03 1996 16:5012
4124.3CALDEC::GOETZEerik goetze; The joy is in the going. We are betrayed by destinaThu Oct 03 1996 17:154
4124.4SMURF::PBECKIt takes a Village: you're No. 6Thu Oct 03 1996 19:2710
4124.5Low error rate...RANGER::WASSERJohn A. WasserThu Oct 03 1996 20:4312
4124.6In case you find me crushed by a pallet of 25-gauge stainless... SMURF::PBECKIt takes a Village: you're No. 6Thu Oct 03 1996 21:365
4124.7Apple loves us.POLAR::TOMKINSFri Oct 04 1996 17:206
4124.8WSJ 10/18/96SLICER::RODParadise Awaits!Fri Oct 18 1996 11:38103
4124.9The Saga ContinuesNETRIX::"rod@slicer.mpo.dec.com"Fri Nov 01 1996 10:3347
4124.10.9 REFORMATTED AND REPOSTEDYASHAR::RONNIEBDebt Free! Thank You, Jesus!Fri Nov 01 1996 11:4154
4124.11PYRO::RONRon S. van ZuylenFri Nov 01 1996 16:1811
4124.12Re: altavista.com making money off altavista.digital.com?QUABBI::"stuart@nsl-too.pa.dec.com"Stephen StuartFri Nov 01 1996 19:3012
4124.13FORTY2::NORRISNigel NorrisMon Nov 04 1996 14:128
4124.14VAXCAT::LAURIEDesktop consultant; Project EnterpriseTue Nov 26 1996 15:596
4124.15End of an eraHELIX::SONTAKKEWed Dec 18 1996 17:176
4124.16BIGQ::SILVAhttp://www.ziplink.net/~glen/decplus/Wed Dec 18 1996 17:456
4124.17I think it is still free, but you will see advertisements...VESPER::VESPEROpenGL Alpha GeekWed Dec 18 1996 19:0311
4124.18axel.zko.dec.com::FOLEYhttp://axel.zko.dec.comWed Dec 18 1996 19:087
4124.19SMURF::PBECKPaul BeckWed Dec 18 1996 20:512
4124.20AltaVista BabyDELNI::WALSHThu Dec 19 1996 00:245
4124.21PYRO::RONRon S. van ZuylenThu Dec 19 1996 02:086
4124.22VAXCPU::michaudJeff Michaud - ObjectBrokerThu Dec 19 1996 03:353
4124.23DELNI::WALSHFri Dec 20 1996 19:271
4124.24TENNIS::KAMAltaVista Software 714/261-4133 DTN 535.4133Thu Jan 09 1997 13:274
4124.25IJSAPL::VISSERSDutch ComfortThu Mar 27 1997 13:078
    Well...
    
    http://www.astalavista.com
    
    Looks like a prank, allegedly the domain name is registered in the
    beginning of March.
    
    Ad
4124.26PYRO::RONRon S. van ZuylenThu Mar 27 1997 15:315
    I just dont't get it.  Other than the name change, it isn't much of a
    parody... heck, it's an exact HTML copy.  (Did they violate copyright in
    this case?)
    
    --Ron
4124.27BUSY::SLABErotic NightmaresThu Mar 27 1997 15:4814
    
    	Looks to me like a simple copy with a global replace of the name.
    
    	For real parodies, check out
    
    http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~sc5x/yankovic.html
    
    http://miso.wwa.com/~yug/yank97.html
    
    http://www.spe.sony.com/Pictures/SonyMovies/movies/multiplicity/ads/vs.htm
    
    
    	[What happened to the AltaVista parody?  It's gone!!]
    
4124.28IJSAPL::VISSERSDutch ComfortThu Mar 27 1997 16:287
    Well, the point of it escapes me completely, especially thinking about
    the money they need to put down for domain registration. Apart from the
    play on the name, any attempt at humour escapes me as well. 
    
    It might be a copyright violation, I don't know. 
    
    Ad
4124.29BBQ::WOODWARDC...but words can break my heartWed Apr 02 1997 05:026
    re: copyright
    
    well, at the bottom of the page is "[digital logo] Copyright (c) 1996
    Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved."
    
    so basically, yes, they've broken copyright.
4124.30*Don't* look at http://www.altravista.comRUMOR::FALEKex-TU58 KingTue Apr 29 1997 19:530