Return-Path: Received: from imo21.mx.aol.com (imo21.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.65]) by online.no (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id UAA26067 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:12:01 +0100 (MET) From: AMPaquette@aol.com Received: from AMPaquette@aol.com by imo21.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.10) id SYDLa23883; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:11:38 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:11:38 EST To: heldal@online.no Cc: AMPaquette@aol.com, abuse@tabnet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Unauthorized Use of Registered Trademarks and Copyrights Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 58 X-UIDL: 688a9c4aa8e8237dd5f79b518b1d8db4 Dear Mr. Lund: This is to give you notice that our office represents Religious Technology Center ("RTC"), owner of the trademarks of the Scientology religion. The terms SCIENTOLOGY, DIANETICS, and L. RON HUBBARD are internationally registered trademarks and service marks of RTC. Currently, you are using these trade and service marks on your web page in "metatags" without the authorization of our client. These marks are located under the following URLs: http://www.xenu.net http://www.xenu.net/roland-intro.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/ http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro12.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro13.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro14.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro15.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro16.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro17.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro18.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro19.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro20.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro21.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro22.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro23.htm http://www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/intro24.htm 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http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-12.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-13.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-14.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-15.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-16.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-17.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-18.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-19.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-20.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-21.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-22.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-23.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-24.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-25.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-26.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-27.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-28.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-29.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-30.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-31.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-32.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-33.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-34.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-35.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-36.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-37.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-38.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-39.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-40.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-41.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-42.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-43.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-44.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-45.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-46.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-47.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-48.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/WIR/wir2-49.html http://www.xenu.net/archive/FBI/ Your unauthorized use of the above-referenced marks as "machine readable code" or "metatags" creates a likelihood of confusion as to source or sponsorship of his site by our client, in violation of United States state and federal law, including the Lanham Act, 17 U.S.C. section 1114 et seq. Such conduct was expressly prohibited by the court in the recent case entitled Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Calvin Designer Label, 44 U.S.P.Q.2d 1156 (1997) in which the Court found that the use of another trademarks as "metatags" violated United States law because it made the trademark owners's trademarks accessible to "individuals or Internet search engines which attempt to access the [trademark owner] under the [trademark owner's] registered trademark." The Court issued a preliminary injunction ordering the infringer to immedately cease and desist such activity. In other words, using another's registered trademark as a "metatag" to covertly diverting Internet searchers and individuals away from the trademark owner's web site, violates the law. In addition, we also represent Bridge Publications Inc. ("BPI") the exclusive licensee of the copyright to the Lithographic work entitled "PTS/SP Course - How to Confront and Shatter Suppression." This work is registered with the United States Copyright Office under registration number TX 2 679 005. You have also placed this work on your web page without the authorization of our client. This work is located under the following URL: http://www.xenu.net/archive/events/lisa_mcpherson/pts-sp.jpg We demand that you remove these marks and the copyrighted work immediately. Sincerely, Ava Paquette Moxon & Kobrin 6255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 2000 L.A., CA 90028 (323) 993-4435 (323) 993-4436 (fax)