] Digital Millennium Copyright Act charges may force an
] independent Internet service provider and its
] controversial clients offline next month.
]
] The Thing has provided Internet connectivity, technical
] support and Web design services to New York City artists
] and political activists for over a decade.
]
] But at the beginning of December, Wolfgang Staehle,
] owner and director of The Thing, was notified by his
] service provider, Verio, that The Thing's Internet
] connection would be severed on Feb. 28, 2003.
]
] Staehle said Verio is pulling the plug on The Thing due
] to charges that one of its clients violated the DMCA by
] posting a parody website mocking Dow Chemical company.

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