Scientology suffers stunning legal defeat in key Internet copyright case

[November 6, 1998]

FACTNet Alert

November 6, 1998

Known for its crack-of-dawn copyright raids and vindictive lawsuits on Internet users and Internet service providers, the cult that that has made itself the Internet's censorship pariah has suffered a major legal defeat. Scientology has been claiming loudly to be the victim of the largest copyright infringement case in US history. According to Scientology, this huge infringement case was perpetrated by FACTNet, a tiny, non-profit library and historic preservational archive. However, according to a November 5, 1998 court ruling, the real perpetrator may be Scientology itself, and the lawsuit could turn out to be the largest case of copyright registration fraud in US history.

For the complete new court ruling against Scientology, see http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/summary_judgement_victory.html

Scientology's twisted censorship efforts to crush free speech and religious freedom both on and off the Internet have turned the newsgroup alt.religion.scientology into one of the Internet's ten most active newsgroups. For the bizarre and amazing story of Scientology's censorship war on the Internet, see http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/censorship_attack.html

For more information on Scientology's latest Internet techno-censorship efforts, see http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/censorware.html

The following are the law firms representing and enabling Scientology's activities. You might want to write them with your opinion regarding Scientology's unethical Internet censorship and its outrageous intellectual property activities.

Samuel D. Rosen, Esq., Paul Hastings
Janofsky & Walker
399 Park Ave., 31st Floor
New York, NY 10022-6000

Jeffrey A. Chase, Esq., Lia Woodall, Esq.
Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley, LLC
1050 - 17th St., #1500
Denver, CO 80265

Sheridan Ross & Mcintosh, P.C.
1700 Lincoln St.,#3500
Denver, CO 80203

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