Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 15:56:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Helena Kobrin <hkk@netcom.com>
Subject: 
To: spurgeon@is2.nyu.edu
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9507231548.A26010-0100000@netcom20>

Dear Mr. Spurgeon:

     I represent Religious Technology Center ("RTC"), the
owner of the confidential Advanced Technology of the religion
of Scientology, and the holder of exclusive rights under the
copyrights applicable to the Advanced Technology materials.
Among these copyrighted and confidential materials are the
Advanced Technology materials of a certain level known as
"Operating Thetan Section VII," "OT VII."

     I am informed that you have posted on
alt.religion.scientology a portion of the OT VII materials
without authorization of RTC, which, of course, would not
have given such authorization had it been requested.  Your
action violates RTC's legal rights in that it is the
unauthorized making of an electronic copy of the copyrighted
material and the unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets
materials.

     Your posting constitutes violations of applicable
copyright laws and trade secret misappropriation entitling
our client to damages and an injunction.  It is essential
that you take immediate and effective action to remove the
unauthorized copy from the Internet, and that you refrain
from any repetition of this or similar acts in the future.
You are also to delete these and any other Advanced
Technology materials from your hard drive and any floppy
disks and to destroy any hard copies you have made.

     In addition, your downloading of the copyright and trade
secret materials also violates laws prohibiting copyright
infringement and trade secret misappropriation.  Your use and
disclosure of these materials is *not* fair use.  No case in
the United States has ever found fair use to apply to copying
unpublished materials, as even Dennis Erlich's attorney had
to admit in open court.  There is no fair use defense to
trade secret misappropriation.

     I will expect an immediate response from you with a
statement of your willingness to comply with these demands.
If you do not comply immediately, we will have no other
recourse but to initiate legal action to compel compliance.


                                     Very truly yours,
                                     Helena K. Kobrin