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The 'Caliphate' + the Copyrights 2001

 
Here the long-awaited Court Order of October 2000
                   In the High Court of Justice
                   Chancery Division
          ORDER    [outlook slightly adapted to online editing]
                   Claim No HC 1999 No 04477

                   Claimant (include Ref.): Ordo Templi Orientis (a body
                                            incorporated in the State of California
                                            in the United States of America
                                            (OR/VJG/969-3)

                   Defendants (incl. Ref.)  (1) John Symonds
                                            (2) Anthony Naylor
                                            (3) Mandrake Press Limited
                                                [illegible]
 Before Master Price
 Wednesday and Thursday the 18th
 and 19th of October 2000
 Upon the Hearing of the inquiry ordered to be heard pursuant to the
 orders of Master Price dated 27th day of March and 30th day of May 2000 wherein
 it was ordered that such inquiry be held before a Master as to whether the Claimant
 has title to sue by virtue of the Claimant's case in paragraphs 1 to 24 of the
 Particulars of Claim in respect of the infringement of the Coypright works set out
 in the schedule to the Particulars of Claim.
 And upon the said inquiry taking place on the 18th and 19th of October 2000.
 And upon hearing Counsel for the Claimant and the Defendants.
 And upon reading the documents marked upon the Court file as having been
 read.
 And upon the Master giving judgment in the said inquiry on the 19th of October
 2000.
 IT IS ORDERED THAT
 1. The Defendant's application to amend paragraph 21 of their Amended
    Defence be refused.
 2. As regards costs:-
    a. the Defendants shall pay the Claimant's costs of the said inquiry;
    b. such costs shall be determined upon detailed assessment (if not
       agreed);
    c. the said assessment shall take place forthwith;
    d. thereafter such sums as are found due to be Claimant (if any) together
       with interest under the Judgments Act 1838 as shall have accrued from the
       date of this order shall be paid by the Defendants to the Claimant
       within 14 days of the date of service upon the Defendants of the final
       certificate of the court pursuant to paragraph 47.16(3) of part 47 of the
       Civil Procedure Rules;
    e. that the foregoing shall be without prejudice to the power of the court
       to isse an interim costs certificate pursuant to paragraph 47.15(1)(a)
       of part 47 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
 3. The Claimant shall be released from the provision already made by it for the
    security for costs of the said enquiry And That, to this end, the
    Defendants' solicitors shall within 7 days of this order return to the
    Claimant's solicitors the original letter of guarantee dated the 17th of April
    2000 issued by Landesbank Berlin.
 And it is Directed that there shall be a case management conference
 for the purpose of determining what directions are necessary for the further conduct
 of his action which case management conference shall be held not earlier than the
 16th of November 2000 and which shall be fixed to be held at a date convenient for
 the representatives of the parties with a time estimate of 1 hour.
 And it is Declared that
 1. The claimant is entitled to the absolute title in the copyrights (so far as
    subsisting) in all of the literary works written by Aleister Crowley.
 2. The claimant is entitled to the equitable title in the copyrights (so far as
    subsisting) in all other works created by the said Aleister Crowley which do
    not form the subject matter of the previous delcaration.
 And that the Defendants shall not have permission to appeal.
 Andrew Nichol Q.C.                    Ashely Roughton
 Counsel for the Claimant              Counsel for the Defendants
 020 7404 1313                         020 7430 1234
 Dated this 19th day of October 2000.

 

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Traduction française: Jeu de rôle d'une O.T.O.-Fatamorgana.
Traduzione italiana: La versione play-game di un O.T.O.-Fatamorgana

Traduction française: Fétiche, auto-induction, stigmatisation et jeu de rôle.
Traduzione italiana: Il feticcio, l’auto-induzione, lo stigma, il gioco di ruolo.
Tlumaczenie polskie: Fetysz. Rytualy. Resocjalizacja: Tozsamosc przez stygmat. Autoindukowana schizofrenia. Odgrywanie ról.
По русски: Фетиш, самоиндукция, стигма и ролевая игра.

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