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January 06, 2006

Gentle Wind Lawsuit Dismissed

Remember the Gentle Wind Project (GWP) – the makers of the magic
alien-designed plastic cards you hold in your hand to solve all
life's problems? Two former GWP members, Jim Bergin and Judy Garvey,
had set up the Wind of Changes website to expose GWP's racket.
Ironically, the GWP brought a racketeering federal lawsuit against
Bergin and Garvey, in an attempt to gag them. Bergin and Garvey
filed a Motion for Summary Dismissal.

Bergin and Garvey have just won their Motion for Summary Judgment –
all charges have been dismissed (.pdf file). Clearly the judge saw
through the ridiculous racketeering charges.

A victory for free speech on the web, as well as a victory for the
good guys against the woos. Clearly those magic pieces of plastic
have their limits.