Edward Petry, head of the Ethics Officer Association, says the most recent issue taxing his members comes from the fad for Internet flotations.

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The MPAA says online fans illegally copy films 350, 000 times a day on the Internet, and the fad is growing at a Napsterish pace.

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But unless the Internet turns out to be a fad, we're guessing we will see them on the Forbes 500s before too many years have faded away.

FORBES: Health, wealth and technology

The Internet did not turn out to be a fad.

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Hundreds of articles and blog posts have asked whether Chatroulette is a fad or a good investment, and if it will change Internet culture forever.

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