FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 1996
Contact: Sandy Combs
(802) 878.9884
scombs@together.net
January 23, 1996, New York, NY
/PRNewswire/ -- Jeff Pulver ("PULVER"), Publisher of Netwatch an internet
magazine, is being sued by Third Planet Publishing a subsidiary of Camelot
Corporation (NASDAQ symbolCAML), of Dallas, TX, makers of Digiphone an internet
telephone product, for alleged infringment of copyright and misappropriation of
trade secrets.
According to Pulver's Attorney Thomas Moore, of Houston, TX, Pulver says, "My
actions have not harmed Camelot Corp. in anyway.". Moore advises that in
civil matters such as this, the legal determination is about 'damages' not a
matter of 'guilt or innocence'. Pulver is not allowed to speak publicly
about the case while its pending.
http://www.pulver.com/lawsuit/ Web Site Created
A Jeff Pulver Defense Group Web Site has been created by voice on the net
(VON) enthusiasts who support Pulver and is located on the internet at -
http://www.pulver.com/lawsuit/.
Leonard Czajka who maintains the lawsuit site for the Pulver Group says,
"This site depicts Jeff Pulver's side of the story, and the story is very
clearly expressed by the pertinent documents. It makes a very good read. The
public is entitled to all the facts."
NetWatch Magazine (http://www.pulver.com/netwatch/) regularly contains
product reviews and articles concerning various emerging net technologies in
video, audio, marketing and services on the Internet, including internet
telephone products. The magazine is available, without charge, to users of
the Internet.
DIGIPHONE'S REVIEW UNFAVORABLE
According to Pulver's affidavit filed on January 3, 1996, "NetWatch
magazine contained a review or evaluation of Digiphone software marketed by
the plaintiff's parent company, Camelot Corp. The Digiphone software
package used for the review was purchased at CompUSA in Hauppauge, New York
on September 24, 1995.
The reviews were unfavorable to the Digiphone software and it is my belief
that this lawsuit was filed against me solely for harassment and out of
animosity directed toward me personally by certain of the principals of
Camelot Corp. and the plaintiff because of the unfavorable reviews."
"On November 18, 1995 a Canadian citizen sent a file containing a sound card
driver to my computer in New York which he thought to possibly be a
universal one that works with any software package. He asked me to test it
but I was pressed for time and I decided to let others test it. On November
21, 1995, not realizing that the driver was associated with the software
package I had previously tested and written the adverse report about, I
placed the file containing the driver in a directory on my computer in my
home in New York which was available to callers for 20 hours during which
time the file was downloaded 67 times, none of which downloads were to
Texas," Pulver's
affidavit states.
CAMELOT EMAILS PULVER 'THANKSGIVING EVE'
"During the evening of November 22, 1995, I received an e-mail letter from
Camelot Corp. advising me that the driver I had posted was the copyright
property of Camelot Corp. I received the e-mail at my computer terminal in
Great Neck, New York.
As soon as I finished reading the e-mail I immediately removed the driver
from my computer's ftp directory. I also sent a message to all those who
had downloaded the driver and stated that they should remove it from their
computers immediately," continues Pulver's affidavit.
NO SOURCE CODE OBTAINED
"At no time did I have the source code for the driver software as alleged in
the Complaint and the Internet users who downloaded the driver did not
obtain the source code from me. Such allegations by (Camelot) are false.
I have never obtained any trade secret source code of the driver software as
alleged and thus I have never permitted Internet users to obtain the same
from me," Pulver affirms.
JEFF PULVER DEFENSE GROUP ESTABLISHED
A group of internet enthusiasts who support Pulver have formed the JEFF
PULVER DEFENSE GROUP to help spread the word worldwide and throughout the
internet community.
According to Sandy Combs, from Burlington, VT, who is heading up the Public
Relations for the Jeff Pulver Defense Group, "Jeff is not allowed to
personally comment on the pending litigation, so we formed this group to
offer him assistance in whatever way legally possible."
VISIT THE JEFF PULVER DEFENSE GROUP WEBSITE
"We have put up a Web Site (http://www.pulver.com/lawsuit/) that clearly and
methodically shows how Camelot/Digiphone is attempting to intimate a single
individual because of his negative reporting.
If you check out our site, you'll see, item by item, what transpired prior
to the lawsuit. Camelot's Digiphone product was found to be unreliable - not
only by Jeff Pulver, but also by four (4) other independent sources, which
are listed," Combs said.
January 23, 1996
Contact: Sandy Combs