Church of Scientology Threatens Wikileaks

The Church of Scientology has sent a letter to Wikileaks.org, warning the web site that certain documents found on the site are in violation of United States copyright laws.  The documents in question were related to the Church’s Office of Special Affairs, as well as personal notes obtained by Frank Oliver.  Other documents include the Chruche’s ‘Operating Thetan Level’ including handwritten notes by L. Ron Hubbard, the organization’s founder.

Wikileaks has expressed their lack of interest in complying with the Church’s requests and plans to publish more Scientology materials next week.

Lawyers of the Church’s Religious Technology Center (RTC) also claims that the website has “placed RTC’s Advanced Technology works on Wikileaks.org’s website without the authorization” of the Church.  The letter continued saying, “ I have a good faith belief, and in fact know for certain, that posting copies of these works through your system was not authorized by my client, any agent of my client, or the law.  Please be advised that your customer’s action in this regard violates United States copyright law.  Accordingly, we ask for your help in removing these works immediately from your service.”

In a release posted on the website, Wikileaks has stated: “Wikileaks will not comply with legally abusive requests from Scientology any more than Wikileaks ahs complied with similar demands from Swiss banks, Russian off-shore stem cell centers, former African Kleptocrats, or the Pentago.  Wikileaks will remain a place where people of the world may safely expose injustice and corruption.”