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W&H did not own or have any interest in the vendors who furnished
printing, mailing, telemarketing, or data processing services
under the Contract, nor did W&H own or have any interest in WIB
or Wiland.
The Art Department Company, a corporation owned by Watson
and Hughey, prepared mock-ups and layouts and performed other art
work-related services for W&H’s clients and for other customers.
Petitioner was billed at the rate of $25 per hour for the Art
Department Company services.
Washington Lists, a division of W&H, performed list
brokerage services for petitioner.11 A list broker represents an
organization that wants to rent a mailing list from another
organization. One of Washington Lists’ functions as a list
broker was to arrange for petitioner to use as lessee certain
mailing lists. Washington Lists arranged these mailing list
rental transactions for petitioner through standard industry
channels for such transactions.
D. Rentals of Mailing Lists
As indicated above, Wiland was retained by W&H to perform
the computer services required in connection with the Contract,
including maintenance of a computer list of petitioner’s
housefile. Wiland also maintained computer lists which W&H owned
11 In 1986, Washington Lists changed its name to Capitol
List. Hereinafter, use of the term Washington Lists includes,
where applicable, reference to Capitol List.
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