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Ordo Templi Orientis Phenomenon
The 'Caliphate' Book Patrol — Fahrenheit 418
(2) Francis King: The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O.
Yahoo group: Aiwaz Thelema Message 621
From: satyra_x satyra_x@y...
Date: Wed Sep 11, 2002 7:03 am
Subject: censorship by califate on ebay
WHY *YOU* MAY NOT BE PERMITTED to sell your used books on ebay!
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ok i found it, but would like to keep my source "confidential"
therefore i have removed identifiers, however you certainly
have enough left *here* to check it out with ebay yourself and
see if this is indeed the case. or for that matter, check with
oto_legal_department@m... who seems to be claiming they have
a right to interfere with the rights of US and other citizens
to sell their USED BOOKS on ebay!!
satyra
PS: if you discover it was a "fake" complaint tim, by a phony
alleged oto, please let the list know, i am sure everyone wants
to know. i don't think it's a fake, though, since there was a
SWORN STATEMENT filed that now prohibits the selling of books
on ebay, not just by califatos, but by EVERYONE.
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From: whyended@e...
To: [apersonwhowantstosellabook@n...]
Subject: VeRO NOTICE: eBay Listing(s) Cancelled - VeRO Program
Date: [in the spring of 2002]
Dear [xxx (apersonwhowantstosellabook@n...),]
We regret to inform you that your listing:
[xxxxlistingnumber] Secret Rituals of the OTO - Francis King
has been ended at the request of Ordo Templi Orientis , a
member of eBay's Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program, because
they filed a sworn statement that it offers a product or
contains material which violates their copyright, trademark or
other rights. In the interest of protecting all eBay users, we
end such listings to avoid any association with potentially
infringing or unlawful items.
We understand that sometimes mistakes can be made. If you feel
your listing was ended in error, please read the VeRO Program
Memberâ*s About Me Page. To help you find their About Me page,
we have compiled a list of About Me pages located at:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/vero-aboutme.html
If you are unable to find the appropriate About Me page, or if
their About Me page does not answer your questions, please
contact the VeRO Program Member directly by emailing them at
oto_legal_department@m...
Of course, eBay is available to answer questions, but since
only the rights owner understands their products and policies,
we encourage you to contact them first. If we agree a mistake
has been made or the VeRO Program Member notifies us, we will
allow you to relist the item.
We also understand that even if your item is infringing, you
may have been unaware of that fact, and may have listed the
item with the best of intentions. Unfortunately, even if this
is so, you still could face potential liability, so ending the
listing is still necessary.
Please review our Prohibited, Questionable & Infringing Items at:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-items.html
and Why Was My Auction Ended Early By eBay? at:
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to learn more. All Bidders have been notified and any
associated fees have been credited to your account.
**Keep in mind that listing of prohibited, questionable or
infringing items, or the re-listing of ended items without the
approval of eBay, can result in your suspension from eBay.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Regards,
Teresa (whyended@e...)
eBay Inc.
Message 626
From: satyra_x satyra_x@y...
Date: Wed Sep 11, 2002 7:47 am
Subject: strange new world odour of the califate
Strange New World Odour of the Califate
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Your little son Timmy needs emergency surgery, and to try to
raise some extra cash, you decide to go into your basement and
see what's down there that you haven't touched for more than 30
years. Perhaps there's something of value in your collection of
old but not antique volumes.
Aha! there's a bunch of silly books, but who knows, some
collector might pay good money for them. And so you make up your
list, and off it goes to eBay.
You *own* these books, you paid good money for them some years
ago. it was your college days, and sometimes you even skipped
lunch to buy a new book. shouldn't be any problem to sell your
own property, eh?
Wrong!
A knock comes at the door, and it is the Califate Book Patrol,
equipped with flame throwers, just like in Fahrenheit 451. Black
booted and asbestos suited... "Where are OUR BOOKS!" they
demand.
Gasp! eBay had notified the Califate Book Patrol that you had
listed a book that THEY OWN! never mind that when you bought the
book, the Califate was not in existence, with the Marvel of Time
Travel this Corporation now retroactively owns your book
collection. ALL OF IT, every single book that mentions any of
the following words at least ONCE, "ritual, france, francis,
breeze, bill, hymen, oto, crow, crowley, star, woman, man,
birth, initiation, sun, moon, and secret". The Califate claims
the copyrights to all these words AND MANY MORE!
They shove you aside and proceed to pile up the books you had
readied for shipment to new owners. They push little Timmy down,
despite your cries! And once they have what you THOUGHT was your
property piled into a pyramid, they turn on the
flame-throwers.... all that is left is a pile of ash. They even
burned your daily newspaper, because they own ALL THE WORDS that
Aleister Crowley the Prophet invented.
(apologies to Ray Bradbury)
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satyra
Yahoo group thelema93-l Message 12202
From: "scarlet ibis" scarletibis@1...
Date: Tue Oct 1, 2002 3:19 pm
Subject: Re: no burnings
--- In thelema93-l@y..., Rick Gorton tez666@e... wrote:
> 93, P: The Caliphate is not burning any books, why the analogy
> to Fahrenheit 451?
Not speaking for anyone in particular, the way I understand the
analogy is the restriction of the sale on eBay of (a) privately
owned book(s), bought way before the UK (no other) courts decided
this or that about things may "subsist"ing. . . this interference
with books that are *privately* owned, and one time, bought and
paid for. If you saw the film F451 you remember the scene where
the "book patrol" enters a private home and piles up the books
and then sets fire to them. The analogy is not to the fire I
suspect (though there is that "comment" thing) but the
interference with books that are privately owned and were
acquired legitimately.
The eBay restriction makes the books, should one decide one no
longer wishes to own them, good only for use as fireplace logs I
guess. It certainly is an abuse of copyright law, since it does
not appear the Caliphate is planning to rush the SROTO into print
and for sale to the public anytime soon.
> The courts decided fairly on the ownership of copyrights. All
> the examples you are using are violations of legitimate
> copyright law.
So the Caliphate *is* planning to rush SROTO into print soon for
sale for a profit? Please, when, where and how much? Copyright
law is supposed to protect the creator's rights to *make a
profit* after all.
Hey wait, a minute, aren't they getting tax breaks for being a
not- for-profit religious organization or something? So how
exactly is the Caliphate losing money by making books they NEVER
planned to publish and sell unavailable? please, tell me
again...? Bore us to death, quickly. . .
Oh scratch that. Please just let the Caliphate lapse into the
obscurity they so *richly* deserve.
Amen and So Mote It Be.
scarlet1
Justice archive register
Items of Historical Interest
- In 1930, Karl Germer sent a description of the Aleister Crowley LTD. to Fernando Pessoa.
- Aleister Crowley: This is the Last Will.
- Karl Germer, Louis Wilkinson and Lady Frieda Harris.
- National Grandmasters and OHOs of the O.T.O.
Some background information
- Lawyers and Historians: The 'Caliphate' versus the Truth? — Introduction.
- The Maine Decision 1984 [to the disfavour of the 'Caliphate'] | The California Decision 1985 [to the favour of the 'Caliphate'].
- Purchase of the copyrights on Aleister Crowley from the Official Receiver (OR).
- The 1999 Particulars of Claim ['Caliphate'].
- Financial Reports 1996-1999 of the 'Caliphate'.
- erraneous opinion on the International Copyright Situation. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000.
- What the 'Caliphate' does not want you to know. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000.
- Crowley's Probate. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000.
- 'Caliphate' Capers. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000. Based upon a draft by James Graeb.
- Structure, Constitutions and Money. Partly written by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000.
- Anonymous: Burning Down The House. 'Caliphate', Argenteum Astrum, James Wasserman, Donald Trump — Written in 2021.
- Library of Congress, letter dated September 6, 2000.
- 2000, July: An analysis of the Bylaws of the 'Caliphate' and its Board of Directors. By James Graeb.
- 2000, July: Incorporation of O.T.O., Argentum Astrum and E.G.C..
- 2000: "Caliphate-O.T.O. Win" and the The Writing on the Wall. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000.
- Court Order of October 2000.
- James T. Graeb, co-founder and IX° of the 'Caliphate', a lawyer, calls the 'Caliphate' a "Puppet Show Piece" and files suit vs William Breeze, William Heidrick, Marcus Jungkurth et alii in 2001.
- The 2002 Ruling.
- The Summary so far.
- Ordo Templi Orientis - Trade Mark - Starfire Publishing Limited.
Some Things
- Court Case Hermann Joseph Metzger vs Walter Englert in the 1970s.
- 1991 Opinion of a German prosecuting attorney's office on the body of the 'Caliphate'.
- Erfahrungsbericht eines O.T.O.-Mitglieds im Zusammenhang mit dem Gerichtsprozess 'Caliphat' gegen Hänssler-Verlag, 1990.
- Unsuccessfull attempt in Yugoslavia.
- Censorship in the UK.
- The 'Caliphate' Book Patrol: Fahrenheit 418.
- Paul Joseph Rovelli versus the 'Caliphate', New York January 2000.
- 1998, July 17 - 2000 October Austrian situation on Copyrights [German and English].
- Trademark O.T.O.. By Leslie Anne Childress.
- 2007 'Caliphat' Kasino in Deutschland.
- English translation: 2007 'Caliphate' Casino.
- 2008: Honesty is the best Policy: 'Caliphate' O.T.O. / William Breeze lost in a legal case.
- Deutsche Version: Ehrlich währt am Längsten: Warum der O.T.O. gegen P.R. Koenig verlor.
Other Background
- The 'Caliphate'.
- Discussion about the instrument of succession. An introduction to the background, followed by a transcript of this discussion.
- Minutes of the 11 IX°s 'Caliphate' election in 1985 where it was clearly said that the 'Caliph' is not the juro OHO.
- Playgame of an O.T.O.-Fatamorgana — Statistics, Censorship, Name Dropping. 2011.
- Traduction française: Jeu de rôle d'une O.T.O.-Fatamorgana.
- Traduzione italiana: La versione play-game di un O.T.O.-Fatamorgana.
- Gaps in the Script of Esotericism: Hypocrisy and Hypercrisis – Oscar Wilde: Ambition is the last resort of failure.
- Fetish, Self-Induction, Stigma and Rôleplay. 2011.
- 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.