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CHAPMAN STICK® REPLIES TO WARR

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Jun 5, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/5/97
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I'm Emmett Chapman, designer and manufacturer of StickŽ fretboard
tapping instruments since 1974. I want to express my regrets to
everyone here that this news group was recently invaded by a Warr Guitar
Defense Fund (WGDF) letter on behalf of Mark Warr and his business
associates, our legal adversaries in a lawsuit we brought a year ago.

Well over 100 music news groups were "spammed" on April 28th with the
lengthy Defense Fund letter entitled, Chapman Stick (R) Sues Warr
Guitars and Players, Help!!!". Some 33 transmissions of this three-part
letter were intercepted and canceled by Internet abuse systems.

We have no complaints against Warr Guitar players, but rather against
four business associates who have been misusing our trademarks and
exploitating our confidential Stick customer lists. While closely
identifying themselves with the name and reputation we and the many
excellent Stick players have built over 23 years, they have in the
process also needlessly disparaged our products and services, in some
cases defaming us professionally and personally.

Their WGDF "spam" letter in effect demands that we put our case before
the public, as they have done, rather than restrict it just to courtroom
and settlement processes. If you'd like to hear our side of the story,
as to why we resorted to this lawsuit, you can find our new Stick
Enterprises Web page, at this address:

http://www.stickent.com/lawsuit/


All the Best,
STICK ENTERPRISES, INC.

Emmett Chapman

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