ZDNet: Berst Alert: Here's Who Should Take a Flying Leap [Jesse Berst]

"I'm using Leap Day, Feb. 29, to bestow my first-ever Flying Leap Award. The nominees are hell-bent on destroying the Internet. I'm sure you'll recognize the names. ... But this is an interactive ceremony; you'll get to help choose the one most worthy of taking a flying leap. The nominees are..."

"Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com and the U.S. Patent Office...
Tax panel chairman James Gilmore...
Hollywood and the recording industry...
DoubleClick...
America Online..."

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