--- In [email protected], "metoostill" <metoost...@...> wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:12:39 -0500 > > Subject: Message to Invincible America from Raja John Hagelin > > From: Invincible America <communication@> > > > > No hurricanes - No hurricanes or tropical storms penetrated U.S. borders. > > Crime Rate Plummets-On July 20, the Washington Post reported, > > "Violent crime has plummeted in the Washington area and in major > > cities across the country, a trend criminologists describe as > > baffling and unexpected." > > > > Our group has accomplished wonders. Let's keep the momentum of > > positivity growing in America. Thank you for being here in wonderful > > Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City. > > > > JAI GURU DEV > > > > Copyright 2009, Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation. > > Publication or reproduction of this communication in any form is > > prohibited without permission. > > >
> The last sentence is bizarre - to copyright an announcement and prohibit its > publication without permission - it would seem to evidence fear of exposing > your notions to the marketplace of ideas, along with an idea that narrow > control of the information flow is vital to achieving your goal. > ******** The language that Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation uses is similar to what most universities use in copyrighting their web publications -- from Loyola Marymount University here in SoCal: "All work created and posted on the site is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without explicit written permission from the Web, New Media + Design. The information presented on our site comes from a variety of sources, including not only official LMU departments, but also unofficial sources and individuals. Such works include, but are not limited to, textual materials, graphics, and photographic images. These pages may also contain material in which the copyright is held by the creator or someone to whom he/she has assigned the copyright. Use of these materials is limited to personal study, teaching, and research. They may not be reproduced in multiple copies or for further distribution without the permission of the owner. http://www.lmu.edu/resources/Copyright.htm The restrictive language does not interfere with "fair use" which is well established in the law -- people can reproduce material within reason from the TM web site without penalty: http://www.publaw.com/work.html
