Subject: Re: LaVenda Van Schaick -- are you out there? From: David Mayo Date: 1996/05/12 Message-Id: <4n540l$ctd@light.lightlink.com> Sender: electra@light.lightlink.com Organization: Art Matrix - Lightlink Electra Gateway v2.4 Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On 11 May 1996 22:18:15 GMT, Steve Fishman wrote: >>referen@neont.com (Diane Richardson) writes: >>> henri@netcom.com (henry) wrote: > [...] > >By the way, I am very suspicious of any "critic" who uses the [tm] after >the word Scientology. Could you really be a Scientology plant who has >gained the trust of many people on this newsgroup in order to gather >intelligence for OSA? > 1. I also use the (tm) when referring to Scientology(tm) or the Church of Scientology(tm) for these reasons: a) to my knowledge and belief those names _have_ _been_ _registered_ as trade marks and/or service marks, even though I do have questioned the _validity_ of that registration, b) I was sued for infringing Scientology(tm)'s trade marks, (RTC et al v. Scott et al) --although I eventually won that litigation and although there is no extant trade mark claim against me-- and I think it prudent not to invite further litigation that would serve no useful purpose, c) I do not mind using the (tm) as it conveys a connotation of commercialism which is not misplaced in the above context, d) If anyone has a serious question regarding the validity these trade marks and/or service marks they can read my earlier post on that subject and they can review and obtain copies of the documents in which we stated our opposition, from the court house. 2. As for the possibility that I, too, may be a Scientology(tm) plant, I choose to remain as "evasive" as I ever have been. [...] > > >Steve Fishman > > Rev. David Mayo "So many have fallen, yet so far left to go ... " (finger for key) PGP ID: 1024/4D5EE559 1996/01/04 PGP Fingerprint: 0D 69 92 87 79 2F 38 72 FE 03 CE 51 31 D5 6D E9 ***************************************************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMZXRtumCyCdNXuVZAQFCCwP9Fnn6HuBo+Lr8SMKW62AP7fTHOAAp3V2K B8pP+bCQBMhchvd/hXbeIgGWXtd1QGSuewGCwewob2E99v0LS2qpSnjSnATQ0Bmr Awki96t3JFcnphyU4rV94lC2QwWNTPbGvjzNec7qioTBQCoo0KLT72kv00vm3l0m oV3o6lHF+Ag= =WUg5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----