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  • From: Shea Tisdale <shea AT networkarts.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: non-profit group hijacked
  • Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:55:14 -0500


I'm glad we don't charge for membership in Internet Workers.

If you guys want to help build me a beach house, I'll invite you down to
visit a few times...



Shea Tisdale

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NetworkArts, Incorporated
353 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
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TollFree: (800) 530-9577
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> From: Steve Burnett <sburnett AT webslingerZ.com>
> Reply-To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:44:38 -0500 (EST)
> To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Subject: [internetworkers] non-profit group hijacked
>
> This is ridiculous, in a sad way. Sort of like organizing a Habitat for
> Humanity project, but to build yourself a beach house.
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Steve Burnett Admin, webslingerZ sburnett AT webslingerz.com
> http://www.webslingerz.com/sburnett
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Well, at least we're not having problems like this:
>
> HIGH-TECH GROUP SUES OVER HIGH-HANDED TACTICS
> The Internet Professionals Network, a thousand-member technology group based
> in Southern California, is the subject of a $1-million lawsuit filed by
> three founders who are accusing the group's president of hijacking the
> organization, turning it into a for-profit enterprise, and making himself
> the sole owner. Co-founders Mari Serrano, Andrew Michalik and Steven
> Shmerler say they donated hundreds of hours of volunteer time to make IPN a
> community-oriented nonprofit, and that IPN president Don Baarns misled them
> into thinking he supported their goals. They allege Baarns then
> double-crossed them when he incorporated IPN as a for-profit venture and
> gave himself all the company's shares. "It's ludicrous to think any of us
> would be that idiotic," says Shmerler. "'Hey, can I help you start your
> business up? I've got nothing better to do.' That's ridiculous." (Los
> Angeles Times 13 Mar 2000)
> http://www.latimes.com/business/20000313/t000024050.html
>
> Excerpt from NewsScan Daily, 13 March 2000
>
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