Wikileaks violated copyright law and, as a result, the Church of Scientology could lose money.
So said Bill Hart, a lawyer for the Church interviewed on BBC Radio 4 earlier today (the interview, abridged for broadcast, is about halfway through the show. For the interview in its entirety, click here).
Until a couple of weeks ago, only top-ranking Scientologists had access to the full Operating Thetan documents. The church has fought hard in the past to keep the documents secret.
Top-ranking Scientologists pay more than $350,000 to gain full access to the Operating Thetan documents, so the release of Operating Thetan could marginalize the Church’s ability to entice members into the classes and seminars required for full indoctrination.
“The further up you go in Scientology, the more you pay for this knowledge. And it can be quite a pricey business,” said the host of the radio show.
Financial matters are a consideration for the Church of Scientology, Hart said. Now that the documents are out, unaffiliated parties could use them for their own purposes – purposes not approved by the Church. Hart mentioned a group called Free Zone Scientologists who have established a sect of Scientology that doesn’t charge enlightenment fees.
The Church of Scientology has sued the Free Zoners, too.
Tags: copyright, Operating Thetan, Scientology
April 12, 2008 at 10:20 pm |
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