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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: COPYRIGHTED DOCUMENTS
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 95 10:24:37 -0700
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werdna@gate.net (Andrew C. Greenberg)

Me:
>>     I am not in the same position as other critics who have
>     posted the Saykrid Seekrit Scieno Droppings.  But, if I might
>     hazzard a guess at the answer to your question, I'd say that
>     they posted it to point up a serious conflict between the
>     copyright law (as it is being interpreted by the scienos), and
>     the overwelming need for public disclosure of the cult's
>     fraudulent and criminal nature.

Andrew:
>There are other ways to do that, you know.  Declaratory judgment actions
>would have been another way to take the high ground, particularly since
>the church is so free with its demand letters.
>
>It would have been better to duke out the question on less clear-cut
>examples of copying.  By letting the church pick the battleground, much
>has been lost, I fear.

    You are wrong, lawyer-person.  
    
    Of course if I could go back in time and to attempt to make 
    this fraud public newly, knowing what I know now, I would be
    much more careful to cover my *ss.  Perhaps Arnie would've too.

    The war I was fighting is virtually over and won.  People 
    know the scam now.

    Whatever way the courts (juries) rule in these matters (and
    I still think those of us trying to expose this dangerous
    fascist cult will prevail in court and collect huge,
    organization-toppling damages), the cult has been exposed for
    what it is.  They will never be able to "spin" the truth of
    that away.

    I suppose your lawyer world-view may preclude you seeing
    this as anything but a legal battle.

    But it is not that.  The law is incidental to what we are 
    trying to achieve.  The lawmakers will get up to speed with 
    the times, or our grandchildren will be living in a fascist
    state.  With f*cking Sonny Bono telling us what we can have 
    on our hard disk.

    This is a battle to reform a criminal organization which some
    deluded folk ignorantly hold as their religion.  I say 
    ignorantly, because they don't even bother to find out if 
    there is any truth to the auful things being said about the 
    cult.

    Reform is what we are after, and by God, reform is what we
    will achieve.

    And you can take *that* to the bank.

            +--------------------------------------+
           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
      dennis.l.erlich@support.com  +  inForm@primenet.com
                           "tar baby"