Comment Re:Copyright (Score 2, Interesting) 355
1. The right for third parties to quote is inseparable from copyright; but while Scientology claims copyright to OT2 and OT3, it objects (severely, I might add) to people quoting from it, based on the claim that these materials have never been 'legally published'.
2. The material in question was not 'posted illegally'. It was part of a court file and the public could see it and/or ask for copies of it. The Dutch AG (and previous courts in this case) considers that fact sufficient to establish legal publication, hence quoting from it is allowed.
2. The material in question was not 'posted illegally'. It was part of a court file and the public could see it and/or ask for copies of it. The Dutch AG (and previous courts in this case) considers that fact sufficient to establish legal publication, hence quoting from it is allowed.