NEWSgrist: *THING.net evicted by Dow, Verio* - Supplement to Vol.3, no.21 (Dec. 24, 2002)
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NEWSgrist
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Supplement to Vol. 3, no. 21 (Dec. 24, 2002)
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CONTENTS:

- *Quote/s* no alternatives
- *Sound the Alarm* The Thing, evicted?
- *How Now?* The Dow story…from Greenpeace to Slashdot
- *Url/s* Dow parody + mirror sites
- *De-Activated* RTMark press release
- *War Paint* Mirapaul's take on things…
- *Fee! Fie! Fo! Fum!* fighting back…
- *X-mas Epilogue* a few words from Brett Stalbaum

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*Quote/s*

"There really are no true alternative Internet service providers because
connectivity is still controlled by the telecommunication companies."
– Alex Galloway, artist (see *War Paint* below)

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*Sound the Alarm*

VERIO SETS OFF FREE THOUGHT ALARM AGAINST THE THING
posted by Rachel Greene, 12/24/02
Rhizome - http://www.rhizome.org

Advocate of online art and culture since 1991, The Thing, may have it's
pipeline terminated by provider Verio. This termination, scheduled for
February, could affect hundreds of sites and users, many of them
artists, activists or art-related businesses. Verio lawyers told Thing
founder Wolfgang Staehle that their contract for service was unilaterally
null and void because of "violations" – likely the parody site
http://dow-chemical.com
by the Yes Men, and perhaps the persistently provocative campaigns
of Rtmark or the Electronic Disturbance Theater (both hosted by The
Thing). How to stand up for services geared towards artists and
activists? Write to Verio and express your outrage, and make a
contribution to The Thing: https://secure.thing.net/backbone/
Staehle is looking for new pipelines as you read this.
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*How Now?*

Dow, Verio evict Bhopal activists from the Web
The Digital Opportunity Channel (New Delhi) - Dec. 24, 2002:
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/fulltext/bhopal20021224.shtml

DOW Threatens Verio, Verio silences activists
Slashdot - December 23, @08:16AM:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid/12/23/1316239&mode=thread&tid3

How low can Dow go? Dow sues penniless Bhopal survivors
Greenpeace - Mon 23 December 2002:
http://www.greenpeace.org/international_en/news/details?news_id