Please, read the transcript of the lawsuit posted on Trancenet. In it, you will find the arguments made by the TMO that it has exclusive rights to its method of meditation, including the use of some mantras and the TM-Sidhi program.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Russell" <russellca12@...> wrote: > > sage Body > > > > > I find the whole issue of copyrighting mantras unhealthy....who has the right > to claim ownership of what are (if they are what they are claimed to be) > spiritual truths. > > The integrity and value of the 'spiritual product' gets undermined and even > diminishes once you exclude access to to all humanity by putting a cost to it. > > > > Organisations that put a financial costing to a product will always find it > difficult to not let power/prestige/property interfere with, in this case, > their spiritual aim. If there are legitimate running costs then how about > trusting those that benefit from the products 'spiritual enlightenment' and > then choose to support the organisation through voluntary contributions to > allow their fellow man/woman to have the same experience. > > Money up front spirituality kinda sucks of exclusivity...excluding > others,....spiritual???? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > Bhairitu, > > > > Yes, it's true the TMO has copyrighted certain mantras. I'm sure you're > > familiar with the various mantras that the TMO uses. Those mantras are > > applied specifically by age groups. So, it would be understandable how > > the TMO was able to justify the copyright for them. > > > > All of these mantras are published on the Trancenet website. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > > > What! Those mantra are all "prior art" and cannot be copyrighted. If > > > they have managed to pull the wool over Library of Congress on this it > > > should be easy to get the copyright rescinded. Either that or you're > > > smokin' San Francisco Red. > > > > > > On 09/29/2011 06:58 PM, John wrote: > > > > His success would all depend on how many followers he can convince to > > > > use his meditation technique. > > > > > > > > If he uses the same mantras as the TMO, he can be sued since the TMO > > > > has a copyright for those mantras. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u"<anitaoaks4u@> wrote: > > > >> I wonder if Rick has interviewed him yet? I mean, with beads like > > > >> that, well, that must mean something. > > > >> > > > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNy-SWJ4G-U&feature=related > > > >> > > > >> He says he is actually a 'Vedic Master'...wow, or whew? > > > >> > > > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIARgddGf-s&feature=related > > > >> > > > >> "The number of people enlightened on this planet could fit under a > > > >> small umbrella", Charles Lutes > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
