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Subject: Re: Librarian: riddle me this.....
References: <688gl0$7h$1@wyrm.its.uow.edu.au>
zed@magna.com.au (Zed) must have taken me for some kind of Greek *oracle*
or something, because he came whistling into the ARSCC Chimerical Library
*right* when I was trying to get the Christmas decorations *down,* and
trying to get the mirrored ball *up* for New Years, and he wanted me to
play *riddles* with him!
So, blowing a strand of hair <Phhoo!> out of my face, I climbed *down* the
rickety old ladder that the ARSCC is *still* making me use. Zed held the
ladder for me and (a-HEM!) *warmly* helped me down, because he had a bunch
of stuff he wanted to show me. But first he started asking me a *storm* of
*unanswerable* questions about *who* the Church of Scientology
International hired to write altered versions of L. Ron Hubbard's works.
Showing me some Library of Congress things I had posted, Zed asked:
>Does this mean that technically Starkey compiled the
>"Hubbard Dianetics auditor course" as an employee for CSI, and
>the copyright therefore belongs to CSI? Or is it the other way
>around? Or does it mean that both Starkey and CSI get a piece of
>the copyright?
Zed--puh-h-h-le-e-ease, honey! I am a *Librarian;* I am *not* the
All-Seeing Eye. How the heck am *I* supposed to know who they hired to do
what? That's for a Special Investigator to find out. And I'm *sure* one
will. Next question?
Seeming a bit disappointed in me, Zed went on:
>I'm asking because I'm trying to make sense of something I found
>in the COHD database (which catalogues copyright transfers). My
>primitive search tecnique yielded the following:
>******
>V2927 P238 THRU 260 (COHD)
> RECORDED: 13Dec93
> EXECUTED: 29Nov93
> PARTY 1: Norman F. Starkey, trustee, Author's Family
> Trust-B.
> PARTY 2: Church of Spiritual Technology (Los Angeles)
> NOTE: Model of OT ship organization and operation based on 7
> division system & 7,730 other titles. Transfer of copyright.
> FULL DOCUMENT RANGE: (In V2927 P238-724)
>
>V2927 P238 THRU 260 (COHD)
>The new grammar. TX 2-851-685
>******
>If I read this correctly, "The new grammar" was one of the
>documents whose copyright was transferred from Starkey to CST in
>1993. This would suggest that the copyright to "The new grammar"
>belonged to Starkey.
My eyes started to glaze over, my breasts heaved, and my knees began to go
all weak and rubbery on me. I knew he was getting close to the truth, and
*nothing* gets to me like a man who has HARD FACTS and knows how to USE
them! But Zed was preoccupied, and *whipped* out even *more* HARD FACTS:
>The trouble is that I also found this:
>******
>V3229 P194 THRU 208 (COHD)
> RECORDED: 19Apr96
> EXECUTED: 27Feb96
> PARTY 1: Church of Scientology International.
> PARTY 2: Church of Spiritual Technology.
> NOTE: Scientology drug rundown auditor course & 1,030 other
> titles; religious works. Author or co-author: Church
> of Scientology International, derived from or based
> upon literary works of L. Ron Hubbard a.k.a. Lafayette
> Ronald Hubbard. Assignment.
> FULL DOCUMENT RANGE: (In V3229 P151-220)
>
>V3229 P194 THRU 208 (COHD)
>The new grammar. TX 2-851-685 (1990)
>******
>This would suggest that the copyright to "The new grammar"
>belonged to CSI before it was transferred to CST in 1996.
>
>Both occurrences of a transfer of "The new grammar" have
>identical registration numbers. The only difference is the
>(1990) in the second transfer. Am I missing something really
>obvious here?
The only thing Zed was missing was something that wouldn't be obvious to
*anybody* but me. OOooo, and I could *feel* it. Every muscle in my body was
tensed, heat coursing through me! I wanted to grab him and smother him with
my *gratitude.*
Yes! Zed, you smart, smart boy! Oh, I could *squeeze* you! Look, Zed, at
the 1996 transfer's overall description: see, it says, "derived from or
based upon literary works of L. Ron Hubbard." Ohhh-h-h, read it *again,*
Zed! "*Derived from* or *based upon* literary works of L. Ron Hubbard."
Yes! Oh, I *love* HARD, incontrovertible, FACTS! Things you can TOUCH and
HOLD, again and again and again! That means those works *aren't* the
literary works of L. Ron Hubbard, or it wouldn't have to say that! Oh, Zed!
I *have* to sit *down*!
Zed, always a gentleman, pulled up a cushy library chair for me and poured
me another glass of pre-New Year champagne from the bottle I had opened.
(Oops. Sorry, Bob.)
See, Zed: the 29 November 1993 transfer you showed me first--yes, that
one--doesn't say "derived from or based upon literary works of L. Ron
Hubbard." Can you see why? The 1993 transfer was the *real* stuff--the
stuff being buried forever by CST.
But the *later* transfers--even though many of the *titles* of the works
seem identical--are actually the "derived from or based upon" *altered*
versions to be used for "The Scientology Religion." What, you thought that
"Scientology" and "The Scientology Religion" were the same thing? <Tinkling
laughter, made sparkling by the champagne>. Oh, Zed, my sweet, sweet
hard-working little researcher! Are *you* in for a surprise!
Zed's eyes got almost as big as Son of Xemu (Xenu)'s.
Well, I can't tell you about that right now. Soon, sweetie, soon. I'll give
you a hint: Shhh-h-h-h. <WHISPERED IN ZED'S EAR WITH CHAMPAGNE-AND-LIPSTICK
SWEETNESS>: [[It has *something* to do with that "fact sheet" that the IRS
sent out using taxpayer money. It's called, "A Description of the
Scientology Religion." Don't ever forget that phrase: "The Scientology
Religion." And, *boy*, are *you* in for some *titillating* news! Soon.]]
Now, Zed, what *else* have you got for me, you big hunk of HARD FACTS, you?
Zed swallowed hard, and said:
>Another point of interest: in the past two years or so, a large
>number of copyrights appear to have been transferred to CST. I
>see transfers from CSI, Bridge Publications and in 1997, Author
>Services Inc as well. Why would CST be sucking copyrights from
>organisations lower down...
That did it! When he started talking that way, I couldn't hold it back
anymore! I just *gushed* out the pent-up secrets I had been holding onto!
Here, Zed, here! Take them! Take *all* the recorded transfers of copyright
to CST that have happened AFTER the 29 November 1993 tranfer. Here are the
transfers for "derived from or based upon" versions of many of those *same*
titles. I can't hold it back any longer Zed! Take them! Oh! OH! Here they
come!
ALL COPYRIGHT TRANSFERS BELOW WENT TO CST
In chronological order:
1. 2 JANUARY 1996
"Standard PTS Tech Drills," "PTS Tech Part 1" & 28 other
titles; By Church of Scientology International. Assignment.
2. 27 FEBRUARY 1996
Church of Scientology International--"Scientology Drug Rundown
Auditor Course" & 1,030 other titles; religious works. Author
or co-author: Church of Scientology International, derived
from or based upon the literary works of L. Ron Hubbard a.k.a.
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard. Copyright assignment.
3. 29 FEBRUARY 1996
Bridge Publications, Inc.--"The Academy Lectures," Level 0" &
154 other titles; religious and fiction works. Author or
co-author: Bridge Publications, Inc., derived from or based
upon the literary works of L. Ron Hubbard a.k.a. Lafayette
Ronald Hubbard. Copyright assignment.
4. 6 AUGUST 1996
Author Services, Inc.--"Yukon Madness" & 29 other titles. By
Author Services, Inc. Copyright assignment.
5. 6 AUGUST 1996
Author Services, Inc.--The shooter & 3 other titles. By
Author Services, Inc. Copyright assignment.
6. 7 AUGUST 1996
Church of Scientology International--"The first postulate,
pts. 1-3" & 68 other titles. By Church of Scientology
International. Copyright assignment.
7. 7 AUGUST 1996
Church of Scientology International--"Expansion of Havingness"
& 76 other titles; By Church of Scientology International.
Assignment.
8. 7 FEBRUARY 1997
Author Services, Inc.--"Cargo of Coffins" & 6 other titles. By
Author Services, Inc. Assignment.
9. 4 MARCH 1997
Bridge Publications, Inc.--Copyright assignment (content
unknown).
Oh, Zed, I am *spent*! There, it's all out. And I feel *so-o-o-o* good
about it. If you take my earlier post to you, called "ZED VS. THE
LIBRARIAN-2," and combine the chronological list of transfers in *that*
with *this* chronological list, you'll have the whole show, all nicely
organized.
Of course, to sort out *exactly* what's in all those *thousands* of
seemingly *duplicate* titles that were transferred--including "The New
Grammar"--well, Zed, I think we ought to let that Special Investigator earn
his taxpayer dollars, don't you? I mean, *I've* got to get these
*decorations* taken care of. You think I get *paid* for all this, or
something? Now, Zed, be a dear and pour me some more champagne, will you.
And, while you're up, would you climb the ladder there and hang that
mirrored ball for me, sweetie?
--<The ARSCC Librarian>
P.S. Zed, I just can't *wait* for the MAJOR investigations into the IRS and
the CTCC, can you? Do you ever wonder what Meade Emory is doing, like,
*right now*? I do. Or what he was doing in oh, say, 1975 and 1976, when
that IRS employee named Gerald Wolfe was taking documents, like, *right*
out from under Meade's *nose*?
Don't you fall off the ladder and break that thing!
I mean, Zed--Meade was Assistant to the *Commissioner* of IRS back then.
Gosh! I know I can be a silly girl at times, but I just lie *awake* some
nights, and I wonder, wonder, wonder. Es*pecial*ly since Meade Emory helped
set up CST. Small world, I guess! But then CST wound up getting *ALL* of
those copyrights--two *different versions* of lots and lots of seemingly
duplicate titles! Isn't that *interesting!* I just wonder, wonder,
wonder...
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*The ARSCC, like its filled-with-wonder Librarian, does not exist.