Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 21:42:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Helena Kobrin <hkk@netcom.com>
Subject: Unauthorized posting of copyrighted material
To: heldal@online.no
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Dear Heldal:

     I represent Religious Technology Center ("RTC"), the owner
of the confidential Advanced Technology of the Scientology
religion and the holder of exclusive rights under the copyrights
applicable to the Advanced Technology materials.  The Advanced
Technology materials are confidential, unpublished, copyrighted
works.  RTC's works include, among others, the individual works
comprising levels known as "NOTs."

     I have just been informed that you have placed the NOTs
works on your web site at http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/not-
index.html, http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/ned1.html,
http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/ned2.html,
http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/ned3.html,
http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/ned4.html,
http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/ned5.html,
http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/ned6.html,
http://home.sol.no.heldal/CoS/ned7.html.

     These works have been placed onto this web site without the
authorization of my client.  The works are registered with the US
Copyright Office under registration numbers TXu 257326 and TXu
257527. 

     This posting violates the copyright laws of the United
States and Norway.  Because the material resides on your web
page, it is a copyright infringement.  I therefore demand that
you remove these materials immediately.

     We are currently involved in litigation in the United
States, Holland and Sweden over the same and similar materials in
several lawsuits.  A preliminary injunction based on copyright
infringement is in place in three of those suits in the United
States District Court in San Jose, California.  And a United
States District Court in the state of Virginia granted a
permanent injunction in favor of my client, related to copyright
infringement of some of these works.  

     The court in Holland has recognized that similar materials
are copyrighted, and the defendants in the Dutch case have taken
off their postings of the copyrighted materials in question in
that case.  And in Sweden, the court has issued an injunction
against the defendant who posted these works to the Internet.

     We are not seeking to become involved in litigation, but we
will take all necessary measures to protect my client's
intellectual property rights.

     Please confirm that you have removed the copyrighted
material as requested above. I must warn you that speed in
dealing with this situation is critical in light of the fact that
unpublished materials are involved.

                                   Sincerely,
                                   Helena K. Kobrin