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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
AUGUST 31, 2000
CNET NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 0-20939 13-3696170
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
150 CHESTNUT STREET,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(415) 395-7800
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
mySIMON TRADEMARK LITIGATION
On August 31, 2000, an Indianapolis jury awarded the Simon Property Group
damages of $26.8 million in its trademark infringement case against mySimon, a
subsidiary of CNET Networks, Inc. ("CNET"). We include as an exhibit to this
Form 8-K a press release issued by mySimon on August 31, 2000, and we
incorporate this document by reference into this Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
The exhibit listed below and in the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as
part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
EXHIBIT NO. TITLE
99.1 Press Release, dated as of August 31, 2000, of mySimon.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 5, 2000
CNET NETWORKS, INC.
By: /s/ DOUGLAS WOODRUM
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Name: Douglas Woodrum
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 Press Release, dated as of August 31, 2000, of mySimon.
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