Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: Federal court hearing Message-ID: <9506262054.0TDEB03@support.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35/PRIMP 1.56p Distribution: world Date: Mon, 26 Jun 95 20:54:29 -0700 Lines: 41 Neal Pendleton Me: > [ ...] I'm told Federal Judges are not merely > people, like you and me, but rather all-powerful dispensers > of nearly divine and ultimate justice. [... ] Neal: >My sparse collection of grey cells have been poked by an unpleasant >thought. The USA has signed the Berne Convention which protects >unpublished materiel. One of the issues before the judge is how >an ISP can determine if a user violates a copyright ... especially >for an unpublished work. The Co$ lawyer says: "Trust me!". Since >it is no longer required to register a work to protect it, what >alternative is there to trusting the enemy? Get a judge to rule on it. >Which way does the power flow with federal judges? Can a federal >judge say that a treaty does not fit our current laws? I don't >think so ... I think a treaty is bigger than a normal law. Or would >our current laws be bent by the treaty? Or could the judge >decide (within the treaty) that any party that wants to protect >a copyright on an unpublished work must produce it for verification? No se. >Have there been any cases like this before ... protecting an unpublished >work? Not quite like mine. There was Salinger memoirs and Barefaced Messiah. Perhaps someone can explain the progression of the issue through these cases and the amendment to the Copyright Act. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"