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Dutch AG upholds decision in Scientology case / Free speech over copyright

Title: Dutch AG upholds decision in Scientology case / Free speech over copyright
Date: Monday, 21 March 2005
Publisher: The Register (UK)
Author: Jan Libbenga
Main source: theregister.co.uk

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The Dutch Attorney-General has endorsed a verdict seen as backing free speech over copyright in the controversial case between the Church of Scientology and writer Karin Spaink, Dutch ISP Xs4all reports. The Dutch Supreme Court, which will rule on this case on 8 July, had asked the Attorney-General for advice. The Church of Scientology sued Karin Spaink and her internet service provider Xs4all Internet BV after Spaink posted Scientology documents on her website. In the early 1990s, former Scientologist Steven Fishman, ... [Read the rest at theregister.co.uk]