Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: COPYRIGHT AND TRADE S Message-ID: <9509171908.0QVXA01@support.com> References: <43h96k$6op@panix2.panix.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Sun, 17 Sep 95 19:08:20 -0700 Lines: 34 Robert J. Woodhead >Andy is dead right that by posting the entire scriptures, a.r.s protestors >are basically painting bulls-eyes on themselves and asking the church to >shoot them. Why give them the target? Why waste money in legal fights >where you start out with a disadvantage. It's poor tactics. You are obviously not familiar with the game of go or with Taoist warfare. They have applied all their strength against all my weakness. It is I who deserves protection. It is I who will receive compensation. They are the aggressors. I simply stood my ground. >For example (and I am not a lawyer, this many not be kosher, so don't try >it without getting legal advice!) it may well be possible to create a >document that uses selected fair-use quotations in such a way that for the >church to refute it (other than nyaah-nyaah ain't so) would require the >disclosure of the core tenets of the religion. What the f*ck do you think I did, Bob? >Couple this with a broader debate in the mainstream media, and you have >them in a classic "catch-22." That's what I did. Please try to keep up. >Robert J Woodhead +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"