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17 December 1997:
ZED VS. THE LIBRARIAN-5
In the fifth round of "Stump the Librarian" (strip version), The Librarian—while still trying to get her nails just right—weilds the ruling by Judge Eric G. Bruggink that lays out CST's controlling interest in the trademarks of Scientology.
From: nobody@zeta.org.au (The Galactic Overlord Remailer) Subject: ZED VS. THE LIBRARIAN-5 Date: 1997/12/17 Message-ID: <6780sv$o6k$1@godzilla.zeta.org.au>#1/1 Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology In trying to STUMP THE LIBRARIAN regarding the Public Research Foundation's Press Release, "HIDDEN TIES BETWEEN IRS AND SCIENTOLOGY REVEALED," Zed looked around at the empty library, just before closing time, and asked softly: >How did CST acquire authority over Scientology-related >trademarks? GOOD QUESTION, ZED, BUT...YOU DIDN'T STUMP THE LIBRARIAN! Why, Zed! Are you being coy with me? The answer to that is in the document you already referenced in your post: the U.S. Claims Court ruling available from Maureen Garde's website at http://superlink.net/user/mgarde/ct_cl.92 (and now also available on Andreas Heldal-Lund's wonderful page of court documents, which you can get to through Operation Clambake). In that ruling, Judge Eric G. Bruggink says that CST has "two options over the marks and technology... . The first option is to take control of the trademarks on published LRH works and the insignia of various organizations. The second option is over the Advanced Technology. CST has the option, exercisable at its sole discretion, to take over use and authority of the marks from RTC..." Later, the good judge goes on: "Presumably if CST exercises its option over RTC, it would be able to control those marks as well, thereby completing its ownership of the publishing rights, the advanced technology, and the marks." Just to make it crystal clear, the judge expands this theme: "CST has the power to dismantle RTC by taking over the religious trademarks and use of the Advanced Technology, thereby gaining direct control over all Scientology organizations that purchase trademarked material." Not enough, you say? Well, the judge has more: "The religious trademarks and rights to the Advanced Technology constitute most of the income-producing property owned by any of the Scientology organizations. The remainder of LRH's income-producing property is already designated for CST. ... In these circumstances, it is at best disingenuous for CST to maintain that it is 'independent' of Scientology's ecclesiastical hierarchy. ...CST stands poised to assume a position at the apex of a pyramid of both ecclesiastical authority and financial control over Scientology." (Fanning *hard*) My goodness, I feel faint! Why, the *power* that Lyman Spurlock, Meade Emory, and Sherman Lenske weild just turns my knees to *jelly*. *Especially* considering the recent "alter-ego" ruling. Why, jeez, maybe... . Oh, this is just too much for a little librarian like me. I'll just shut up and let the judge talk: "CST has stated on at least one occasion that 'it will exercise its options and acquire the marks and materials.' ...If CST succeeds in its quest for exempt status, it will control the trademark and publishing rights to all of LRH's works. Those rights constitute most of Scientology's income-producing property." (Phew!) Well, there you go, Zed. If you notice, though, *somebody* set it up so that CST wouldn't get all those goodies and have all that power unless it got what DM called a "government stamp of approval" (tax exemption). Now, that wouldn't be *Meade's* work, setting it up that way, would it? (Where is my fingernail file when I need it?) Of course, we *know* it was really LRH who set it up that way, given his love for the IRS and all. I mean, gosh, everybody knows how much he thought of the IRS, and I just bet he really felt a lot of luv for a guy like Meade, who was there at the IRS during most of the period when that poor IRS was being *victimized* by those nasty old G.O. guys. You know that's the way it was, because the guvmint sez so. And so LRH probably felt *sympathy* for Meade, being made a victim that way, and wanted to *repay* him and his cronies by making sure *they* got control of his copyrights and trademarks, instead of that bad old Mary Sue and those *kids* of his. Do you like this color for my nails. I can't make up my mind. Whaddaya' think? --------------------------------------------------------------- NICE TRY, ZED, AND COME BACK *ANY* TIME TO PLAY... STUMP THE LIBRARIAN. P.S. Zed, *all* that information was in a document *you* already *had*! Now, if there's any more of this, I'm going to have to set up some private tutorial sessions with you for remedial reading. Look up your words, you naughty boy! So, uh, what's under the coat, Zed? (I *did* tell you this was a strip challenge, didn't I?) --<The ARSCC Librarian> ---------------------------------------------------------------- *The ARSCC, like its goose-bumped, jelly-kneed and (well--it's *cold* in here) tightly-sweatered librarian, does not exist. |