With all due respect, I think you're fighting a bad case
of self-importance with a bad case of self-importance. :-)
It's a *good* thing that this case goes to court. It will
expose the curious behavior of the TM movement to the
world at large, and that world will then make its deter-
mination. If the Florida courts decide as most courts in
the US these days do -- in favor of the corporation
instead of the buying public -- that will mean that the
use of the trademark will be upheld. But what does that
*really* mean for the teachers who still want to teach,
outside the TM organization?
My guess is that it'll mean an opportunity for increased
initiations. I know that if I were in the position of
teaching and was successfully sued by the TMO, what I
would do at that point is simply change the name of the
technique I was teaching and then put the results of the
lawsuit on right on the posters as a *selling point*,
not a negative. Something along the lines of:
Free introductory lecture on BubbaMed,
the $100 meditation technique that was
recently sued by the Transcendental
Meditation organization because they
felt it was was competing with the
$2500 meditation technique they sell.
Come and listen for yourself, and make
an informed decision.
:-) :-) :-)
Basically, I still have enough residual trust in the
courts of America to hope that the TMO will *lose*
this case, and big-time. (*Especially* if Jim's lawyers
are smart enough to show the judges photos of the Rajas
in their robes and crowns.) But if they don't, the
decision will reflect badly on the TMO, not on the
teachers who continue to teach "BubbaMed" or whatever
they choose to call what they teach.
The public is not stupid -- when presented with an
organization that sues its own for no other reason than
TO MAKE MORE MONEY, they'll know where to go if they
want to learn a technique of meditation that is still
priced to appeal to someone who isn't rich.
Let the elitists appeal to the elitists they want to
recruit into their cult. If you feel the call to teach,
you can find a way to do so.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tmforlife108"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Regarding the dirt that one supporter of Mike Scozzari requested,
I know that item is not
> central to Mike's defense. Mike told me he just wants everybody to
be able to teach TM
> openly without fear and threats from the so called trademark
holder. If someone gets a
> masters in education, pays for their education themselves, the
university has no right to
> try and take the degree back 30 years later!
>
> But to the post from someone (below) who wrote that there would
not be precedent, I
> think you are way off.
>
> Don't be naive - winning this will be winning it for everybody and
we can end this for
> good.
>
> I'm guessing this was written by an attny, possibly with the TMO
as he must realize it will
> set precedent. He is just trying to sidestep that issue, which
for supporters that are TM
> teachers would be the most important issue. If they win, the TMO
could serve the papers
> on other independent teachers using the TM trademark - and THEY
WILL- precedent has
> power! What independent teacher would risk it if the TMO wins
the case in Florida?
>
> The trademark holder in this case has a long history of misusing
that trademark. Do we
> need to go over this again? A judge knows that threats against
the trademark not acted
> on by the TMO do not amount to defending the trademark. If you
know someone is
> misusing the trademark and has done so for years, threatening them
with phone calls is
> not defending the trademark, it's harassment. The courts will
have this information as it
> unravels. If TM is going to continue to be available I agree - it
will be thanks to the
> independents. They just need to see the importance of this case in
Florida and help with
> the defense.
>
> Who can honestly say that the TMO is headed in the right
direction?
>
> Daniel Jeffers
>
> One friend who has a spiritual take wrote this....
> The Bastards are abusing us, the legitimate teachers of M's
knowledge, As they have for
> the Past 25 Years. This is nothing new. Their deliberate
intention is to crush us and take
> away our livelihood & our sacred mission to help people in need.
They use intimidation,
> they use divide & conquer. They brainwash our friends & turn them
against us. They
> attempt to isolate us from our friends. They are demons playing
the destructive role that
> demons always play. Everyone on the planet has to battle against
demons of various
> kinds, whether in the form of family members or bosses or
government authorities,
> criminals, terrorists, etc. etc. Can you imagine the karma
associated with actively
> attempting to stop people from becoming enlightened, and to stop
people from having
> their suffering alleviated?
>
>
> From: a_non_moose_ff
> Subject: Re: Mike Scozarri being sued
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <fairfieldlife@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Someone sent me the following:
> >
> >
> > This is serious.
> >
> > He needs a legal defense fund.
>
> Does he have a case to argue? He is using a trademarked name
against
> the wishes of the trademark holder. And depending what agreements
he
> signed at his TTC or beyond, he may be violating a contract.
>
>
> > And he needs all the 'dirt' on the movement
> > that we can discover. And people willing to be witnesses, etc.
>
> Why would "dirt" on the TMO be relevant in trial to determine if
Mike
> is breaking trademark law? If the TMO broke other laws, they would
> need to be tried for that. Is the "poster" suggesting sexie-sadie
> files or ru dissatisfaction with fund raising will make a jury
go "oh
> dear, then their trademark is no good."?
>
> > If he loses this, then there will be legal precedent
>
> Where is there precedent? Is an appeals court hearing the case
already
> -- interpreting new unsettled issues in trademerk and contract law?
>
> > and they will go after
> > EVERYONE that is teaching
>
> And why does the TMO winning the scozarri case make them more
likely
> to do that? And why does losing it make them less likely?
>
> >and that will be the end of it. No more TM
> > technique. Because the independents are the only one really
> teaching.
>
> How many are teaching in the US -- using TMO trademarks? Just a
> handful I would imagine. Its all ready pretty much over.
>
> Though teaching "Beatles meditation" or "TransX Meditation" by
word of
> mouth should not be a problem.
>
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