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To: Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo

I think you’re misreading Berry’s specialty. She deals with issues of trademark and intellectual property on the internet. That’s doesn’t have anything to do with astroturfing.

It’s pretty apparent that she’s a leftist, but it doesn’t look like she’s doing political activism on the net as a specialty.


19 posted on 10/16/2009 2:26:24 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: MediaMole
I think you’re misreading Berry’s specialty. She deals with issues of trademark and intellectual property on the internet. That’s doesn’t have anything to do with astroturfing.

Sorry, I gotta disagree.

It doesn't take a whole lot of imagination to make the intellectual jump from

Facebook Names: Protecting and Using Your Trademark On Facebook
to
Wikipedia Names: Sullying and Trashing Someone Else's Trademark on Wikipedia
It's exactly the same thing as Axelrod's Astroturfing and Psy Ops - plant positive disinformation about your guy and negative disinformation about his opponent.
23 posted on 10/16/2009 3:16:45 PM PDT by Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo
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