From nokonkwo@illinois.edu Tue Oct 01 21:29:54 1996
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From: nokonkwo@illinois.edu (Natalia Okonkwo)
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Subject: Data: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'
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Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust.

'Unit-7 will perform exclusively via encrypted broadcast feeds under the protections of the Public Harmony Acts.'
'The preceding units (Echo-1 through Echo-6) suffered cognitive disintegration and have been terminated and purged from storage.'

They didn't want a pop star. They wanted an immortal corporate asset that could never sue for royalties, age, or OD in a hotel room.

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=== Natalia Okonkwo ===
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From lsmirnov@pipeline.com Thu Oct 03 20:08:54 1996
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From: lsmirnov@pipeline.com (Lars Smirnov)
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Subject: Re: Data: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'
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In article <1996Oct01.212954.5053@illinois.edu>, nokonkwo@illinois.edu (Natalia Okonkwo) writes:
> Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust.

The six wiped Echoes! That's what the 'voice under the voice' is on the audio tapes -- ghost data from Units 1 through 6.

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Lars Smirnov -- The Pipeline Internet Network
"Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."