Dutch Court Rules That Linking Is Legal In Scientology Case

Posted by timothy on Sunday September 7, 2003 @04:39PM from the very-kind-of-them dept.

touretzky writes "The Court of Appeal in The Hague today rejected all of Scientology's claims in appeal in Scientology's action against XS4ALL, Karin Spaink and ten other internet providers. As a result, Karin Spaink's website, which Scientology sought to remove from the Internet based on copyright claims, is entirely legal in the Netherlands. The court also overturned two lower court rulings, one of which said that linking to material that infringed a copyright was itself actionable. The other ruling said that ISPs that failed to act on credible notification of a copyright violation could be held liable for that. The Appeals Court felt that this was too vague a standard, and thus posed a threat to free speech. More info at ScientologyWatch.org."

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P.S. by Alsee · 2003-09-08 01:35 · Score: 0, Troll

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I forgot to mention that Scientology was founded by Robert A. Heinlein. Robert A. Heinlein was one of the most famous SCIENCE FICTION AUTHORS ever. That's why the Xenu story sounds like bad science fiction - that's exactly what it is.

Long before he founded Scientology he was quoted as saying "the best way to become rich is to start your own religion".

For in-depth information on Scientology go here.

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CORRECTION!!!!!!!! by Alsee · 2003-09-08 01:40 · Score: 0, Troll

Oops, I'm an idiot. I refferenced the wrong Science fiction author. Scientology was founded by L. Ron Hubbard, NOT Heinlein.

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