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Executive Faces Uphill Battle in His Suits Over Anonymous Web Attacks

Daily Business Review

January 28, 2005

Michael J. Zwebner, chief executive of Universal Communication Systems, has shown no tolerance for cybersmearing. In response to slurs on a stock-talk message board, he has filed five suits, including a class action trademark case and a class action defamation case against Lycos, and a defamation claim against CNN. In his latest counterattack, Zwebner alleges that postings by someone called Wolfblitzzer0 and others have damaged his reputation and driven down his company's share price.

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