In a message dated 3/30/2007 10:49:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From: Ingegerd Espås [mailto:iespas@ Ingegerd Espå Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:46 AM To: Rick Archer Subject: Re: Court Case between TMO and the Norwegian Government Dear Rick. Yeasterday I received the result from the Court Case between the TMO and the State in Norway regarding that the TMO did want the Monopoly of the words Transcendental Meditation and TM. I was a wittness on behalf of the State in Norway and I am happy to tell you that the TMO lost regarding the Monopoly of the words Transcendental meditation and won the Trademark of the words TM. The Court says that Transcendental Meditation is a description of a state of consciousness and knowbody can own a description. They also lost because the TMO has not been consistent in using the words Transcendental meditation. They have used TM-Technique - TM-program - Deep meditation. Maharishis Techniques in books and advertisements. The Court says also that it is a need to be free regarding to compete activities as i (Ingegerd) do - in the papers it is referred to my domene _www.transcendentalmwww.transcww_ (http://www.transcendentalmeditation.no/) and that I teach in free time - because I have an other full time job too. The TMO would not tell how many initiations they had done last year - I was open about how many I have teached. The TMO made a point of the Agreement forms that the TM-Teachers has signed - so did I. The Court did not consider that. The Court made a point that MMY is a very old man - and after he die, who will be the owner of the TMO and all his techniques. The TMO tried to stop me from being a wittness - they wrote a letter to the Court in forhand of the Court Case and almost demanded the Court not to allow me to be a wittness. Not a smart thing to do - I think. In the Court Case - it was really a difference between Ole Markman (The lawyer of the TMO - Danish TM-Teacher - with no Carisma - pale and grey - talking the language of the TMO - telling that I (Ingegerd) do not keep the knowledge pure - not easy to understand for common people) and the Lawyer of the Norwegian Government, a very smart man. Some other Norwegian teachers of Transcendental meditation is happy too - they are very successfull in their teaching. You are free to use this as you like - send it to FFL if you want. Ingegerd Espås >Very interesting. Ingegerd Espas has spiritual courage. The judge has a very honest question to the TMO " The Court made a point that MMY is a very old man - and after he die, who will be the owner of the TMO and all his techniques. Maybe the passing over of MMY will make legal issues between the TMO and other affiliates a very interesting time. The purity could slip right through their hands. God knows the purity of the teaching could use other places that it feels more comfortable growing in. Lsoma. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
