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Contains author's personal story in Scientology, critical links, and reports of CoS harassment of
its critics, covering incidents from 1995 to 1998.
http://members.aol.com/clkates/
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Church of Scientology fights Google
Civil libertarians were outraged when Google removed links to a site which portrays Scientology as
a money-hungry cult. Scientology's legal threat may have backfired, since the critic's site now is
second only to the Church's official site in search results. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1949879.stm
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Scientology's Online Battle
An anonymous online critic of Scientology is the subject of a legal complaint targeting newsgroup
postings of church doctrines. It is the latest move by the church to prosecute what it maintains
are copyright abuses online. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/19998.html
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ISP Reveals Scientology Critic
In response to a subpoena, AT&T on Monday released the identity of a WorldNet subscriber to
Bridge Publications, a corporate arm of the Church of Scientology. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20087.html
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Xenu Do, But Not on Slashdot
Scientology's notoriously litigious attack attorneys strong-armed Slashdot editors into deleting a
discussion board message, which allegedly contained copyrighted material. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42486,00.html
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Google Yanks Anti-Church Sites
The Church of Scientology has managed to remove references to anti-Scientology sites from Google,
by citing the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Not the first time Scientology has
used legal threats to stifle criticism. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51233,00.html
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Scientology Slips Through the Net
Reviews the Religious Technology Center v. Keith Henson case, in which Henson posted a document
called NOTs 34 on the alt.religion.scientology newsgroup, and was fined for violating the Church of
Scietology's copyright. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,12355,00.html
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Cult forces Google to remove critical links
Reports on the Church of Scientology demand that Google remove links to Operation Clambake. [ZDNet
UK]
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2107088,00.html
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Scientology on the World Wide Web
A collection of links to pro and con sites. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/32999/Worldandnation/Scientology_on_the_Wo.html
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Internet is battleground in foes' war of information
Around the clock, from Norway, the Netherlands, Australia and every corner of the United States,
the critics of Scientology discuss the controversial organization and its practices. [St.
Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/32999/Worldandnation/Internet_is_battlegro.html
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Getting Clear at BU?
Boston University chairman's legal role in Scientology copyright flap raises questions. [Salon.com]
http://www.salon.com/media/media960515.html
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A Web of Their Own
Scientologists say their Internet filter protects the faithful. Critics call it "cult
mind-control." [Salon.com]
http://www.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/07/15feature.html
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Scientologists Lose a Round in Copyright fight
The war between Scientology and its online opponents may have no visible end, but victory in the
latest skirmish goes to the Net. [Salon.com]
http://www.salon.com/21st/log/1998/11/10log.html
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Copyright--Or Wrong?
The Church of Scientology takes up a new weapon--the Digital Millennium Copyright Act--in its
ongoing battle with critics. [Salon.com]
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/07/22/scientology/index.html
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Wayback Machine Purged of Scientology Criticism
Report that the Wayback Machine, an archive of web sites, has censored anti-Scientology site
xenu.net. Links and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/09/24/226253.shtml
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Sherman, Set the Wayback Machine for Scientology
The Wayback Machine has removed entire domains from its archive at the request of Scientology
lawyers. What's worse, they do not allow the censored sites to defend themselves, or even notify
them. [LawMeme]
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=350
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Net Archive Silences Scientology Critic
The Internet Archive, buckling under pressure from the Church of Scientology, removed all links to
xenu.net, and replaced them with a notice claiming the pages had been removed "per the request
of the site owner." [CNET News.com]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-959236.html
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Exclusions from the Wayback Machine
An Internet Archive spokesperson states, on a message board, that materials were removed from the
Wayback Machine because Scientology lawyers claimed ownership. This goes over like a lead balloon.
http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=778
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How Ava Paquette Hoodwinked Google
An examination of the Scientology lawyer's DMCA complaint, which mixes charges of trademark
infringements with alleged copyright issues. Going outside the scope of the law, she demanded that
Google disable access to a site which criticizes Scientology.
http://www.digl-watch.com/copyright.htm
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Yet Another 'Scientology vs. the Net' Web Page
Containing a detailed history of Scientology's attacks on the Internet.
http://scn.martinobrien.com/ABUSE/SHIPBRK/CO/INDEX.HTM
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Anti-Scientology Site Shut Down
The owner of xenu.net reported that the site was shut down after the ISP received a letter from
Scientology's Religious Technology Center alleging trademark infringement. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/yro/99/11/19/0219227.shtml
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The Religious Hunt Continues
Scientologists work hard hunting down people who publish revealing facts on the Internet.
Questionable law is used to scare the Internet providers into closing down Norwegian home pages.
[Dagbladet]
http://home.online.no/~heldal/CoS/news/961125dagbladet.html
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Scientologists shut ISP's Net connection
Dutch ISP Xtended Internet was cut off by its upstream provider after the Church of Scientology
brandished legal threats against an Xtended customer who provides documents about Scientology.
[ZDNet UK]
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-866656.html
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Scientologists Shut Down ISP
A report that Dutch ISP Xtended Internet was cut off by its upstream provider, after the Church of
Scientology threatened legal action. Also mentions Google's capitulation to a DMCA threat from
Scientology. [DSLreports.com]
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/16197
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Google Bows to Scientology!
Message board discussing Google's March 2002 removal of sites critical of Scientology.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105030
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EFF "Legal Cases--Church of Scientology" Archive
Documents related to Scientology's lawsuits against critics and Internet providers. More
specifically, deals with freedom of speech, of the press, and of association. 1994-present.
http://www.eff.org/Legal/Cases/Scientology_cases/
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Johnny Get Your Modem: Scientology's War with the Internet
The story of Stephen E. Marinick's ongoing battle with the Church of Scientology, and Scientology's
attacks on free speech on the Internet. [Java Monthly]
http://www.geektimes.com/michael/techno/computing/privacy/groups/cypherpunks/contributions/john....
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Cyber-Rights: The Church of Scientology vs. the Net
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility site outlines major events and trends in
Scientology's war against fair use and freedom of speech online.
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/web/current-scientology.html
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A Guide to Safe Sysop-ing: The Church of Scientology, Sysops & On-Line Service Providers
Detailed 1996 article examines the different legal standards for liability of BBS operators,
depending on whether the complaint was defamation or copyright.
http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/vol2/issue2/weaver.html
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Anonymity: 0. Scientology: 1.
About the raid on anon.penet.fi, at the behest of the Church of Scientology. [Wired Magazine]
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.05/eword.html?pg=7
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About the Raid at XS4ALL
Some thoughts about the raid--conducted by a Dutch bailiff and lawyers from the Church of
Scientology--on a small ISP in Amsterdam.
http://www.df.lth.se/~triad/triad/3words/xs4all.html
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Church of Scientology Censors Net Access for Members
Information about the CoS censorware that filters any site that may say anything critical about the
organization.
http://www.xenu.net/archive/events/censorship/
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About Scientology's Cookie-Cutter Web Pages
Explains how the Scientologist On-line program, which promoted flooding search engines with
thousands of nearly-identical so-called "personal" pages, backfired on Scientology.
http://www.scientology-lies.com/aboutspam.html
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Scientology vs. the Net
Links to critical pages.
http://www2.egr.uh.edu/~sears/CoS/
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The Scientology sect vs. Internet
Panoramic view of the "church" of Scientology's dirty campaign against its critics on the
Internet, from the raids on anon.penet.fi and XS4ALL to present-day censoring of the cult's own
members.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~johanw/CoS/
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Scientology Cult Attacks XS4ALL
Contains links and press coverage both in Dutch and English translations.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~felipe/cos/
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Clam-Nanny Cracked
The list of banned servers, forbidden newsgroups and censored words from the Church of Scientology
censorware.
http://www.taniwha.com/crack.list.html
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Scientology v. the Internet
Overview--reprinted from Skeptic magazine--of what critics claim are efforts to stifle free speech
on the Internet.
http://www.skeptic.com/03.3.jl-jj-scientology.html
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The Church of Scientology vs. the Net
Journal of the events involving net-denizens and the Church of Scientology occurring in 1995 and
1996.
http://www.thecia.net/users/rnewman/scientology/home.html
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