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News Alert: Eye of the Storm
Mark Dodd and Rodrigo Sales
Co-Founders, AuctionWatch.com

11.4.99 -With day one of eBay's blockade of AuctionWatch.com's Universal Search service coming to a close, we felt compelled to share the astonishing number of media reports on eBay's actions. For your convenience, we have provided links to all of today's coverage below.

For us, the press coverage is a validation of our efforts. It shows that our cause has gained national attention and that eBay's actions will not go unnoticed. It also points to a larger issue that affects both auction enthusiasts and Internet users at large. Will one company be allowed to corrupt the spirit of the Internet and deny consumer choice or will the Internet remain open and free? We prefer the latter and that's what we are fighting for.

We encourage you to read the stories below and consider where you stand on AuctionWatch.com's dispute with eBay. Frankly, it may determine how you use auction sites and the Net in the future.

AuctionWatch.com in the News

eBay Carries Out Threat and Begins Process to Block AuctionWatch.com Servers From Searching Its Web Site (Wall Street Journal; registration required)

eBay Raises Stakes in Auction Dispute (The New York Times; registration required)

eBay Cuts Off Contact With Online Auction Search (Reuters)

eBay Blocks AuctionWatch (CNET News.com)

Auction Tiff: eBay Strikes Back (Wired News)

eBay Blocks AuctionWatch Searches (MSNBC)

eBay Plays Any Angle It Can (The Industry Standard)

eBay Starts Blocking Auction Sites (ZDNet News)

eBay's Battle With Auction Aggregators Heats Up Again (NewsBytes)

eBay Blocks AuctionWatch Access (internetnews.com)

For more coverage of AuctionWatch.com in the news, check out our press page.