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Re: A Critical Examination of the First Amendment and the CoS. (Part 3)
By tilman@berlin.snafu.de (Tilman Hausherr)
Sat, 03 Jun 1995 09:33:02 GMT
Jeffrey S. Harrison <Jeffrey.harrison@m.cc.utah.edu> wrote:
>one of their clients. The suit against Support.com and its newsgroup
>one of their clients. The suit against Support.com and its newsgroup
>administrator has since been dropped. However, according to Erlich, the
>administrator has since been dropped. However, according to Erlich, the
>Church of Scientology is attempting to reinstate its suit against
>Church of Scientology is attempting to reinstate its suit against
>Support.com.
>Support.com.
The suit has not been dropped !! This error has been made by people a
couple of times, and each time has been corrected ! Allen Hacker made
this error, and corrected it immediately. The court only lifted the TRO
against netcom and support.com.
>One of the principle cases to be used in Scientologyıs prosecution of
>One of the principle cases to be used in Scientologyıs prosecution of
>Erlich is Bridge Publications, Inc. v. Vien.29 In Vien, a woman named
>Erlich is Bridge Publications, Inc. v. Vien.29 In Vien, a woman named
>Enid Vien broke away from the Church of Scientology to form her own
>Enid Vien broke away from the Church of Scientology to form her own
>religion. At the heart of Vienıs religion was a ³Dynamism² course that
>religion. At the heart of Vienıs religion was a ³Dynamism² course that
>she offered for sale. This Dynamism course consisted of bootlegged or
>she offered for sale. This Dynamism course consisted of bootlegged or
>copied Church of Scientology copyrighted material including a series of
>copied Church of Scientology copyrighted material including a series of
>tapes and printed volumes. Vien either copied the materials or gave the
>tapes and printed volumes. Vien either copied the materials or gave the
>material to her students to copy. She claimed that because Scientology
>material to her students to copy. She claimed that because Scientology
>would not sell the materials to her and her students, the establishment
>would not sell the materials to her and her students, the establishment
>clause and freedom exercise clause were being violated. Summary judgment
>clause and freedom exercise clause were being violated. Summary judgment
>for Bridge Publications was granted and Vien eventually abandoned her
>for Bridge Publications was granted and Vien eventually abandoned her
>appeals.
>appeals.
Vien has no more money, thats all. There is a similar lawsuit against
Mayo that was won !!
>Not only is the Church of Scientology proceeding with these raids, it has
>Not only is the Church of Scientology proceeding with these raids, it has
>continued to use the cancel message commands to remove postings
>continued to use the cancel message commands to remove postings
>containing as little as two or three words of a copyrighted text. If any
>containing as little as two or three words of a copyrighted text. If any
>illegal activities are taking place on ARS, it would appear to be the
>illegal activities are taking place on ARS, it would appear to be the
>cancellation of these messages critical of Scientology.
>cancellation of these messages critical of Scientology.
There has been no more raid.
>END
>END
Sad is that your article will probably published, because its language
sounds like real work. The contents show a very short and poor research.
Tilman
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