I have re-read the Addendum JB and I am still arguing with myself as to whether or not
1) if "RTC and CSI shall cooperate in the enforcement of rights under the Marks = CSI shall enforce the rights under the Marks.
and
2) if "shall join as co-plaintiffs in any legal action = shall have the right to initiate suit or engage in other enforcement procedures
and
3) clause B is tricky as it is wanting in referential meaning ..to clarify ....in accord with its function, .......should be individually responsible of the trademarks in its own name. "
when I say referential meaning, I mean what does the rest of the license say? Do RTC and CSI have different "SETS" of Marks and thus different "SETS" of Marks and are dealing with different Marks?
That said, I emphatically believe that this trademark and rights related thereto 'Platform' is a 'PRETENDED REASON/MOTIVE' being pushed by DM, et al. That in fact the real purpose of the whole fair game and its Squirrel Busters subset is to ACT WITHOUT REGARD TO LAW.
IT is a created philosophical attitude which scientology members or certainly 'leadership' believe gives them the right to inject into society and thus set itself above or "SAY" what is the law and essential subsume the balance striven for in the Bill of Rights and Constitution.
My reasoning behind that is that there are already remedies already 'at law'. Those laws were not availed of, and the scientology egregious social behaviour in the community and society is more than ample evidence of the scientology entities once again showing its primitive stature.
Then they further attempt to use the law to hide under its Slapp skirts! Diabolical through and through.
These diversionary tactics are ubiquitous with scientology.
just a reminder to all, and what I wish it was headlines at least once a week as a gradient justice action;
David Miscavige leader of scientology and its senior organizations are STILL UNDER A TRO to prevent them from anti-social behavior towards a Marvelous US citizen.
How many days has it been now?
Go Monique!
Here's the most important thing about the amendment, imo.
(Your post above, in fact, perfectly illustrates it, too.)
Plainly put: it's friggin' legalese!
That one single page can be interpreted in 100 different ways by 3 average off-the-clock-attorneys in 1 hour using only 1/2 their individual brain-power while sipping coffee at a table in Starbucks.
And because it's so densely written, a person who did not graduate high school might well get away with claiming he didn't understand what it says.
So.
In the court room...
Opposing attorneys, all working for $500.00+ per hour for their respective clients, will do their level best to 'educate' a judge as to what that one page means. The judge will ultimately decide what it means.
On ESMB...
Different people, all unpaid, will do their level best to 'educate' themselves and other members as to what that one page means. We're each 'right' about what it means - whether we convince one another or not - because we haven't a judge here. Just people reading + learning as we go.
A broader point made by this amendment is that it's been made public
voluntarily by CSI
.
How fortunate a time this is, 2014, to sit back and read a document that, if it's actually real, has been squirreled-away in a file cabinet somewhere for 5 years without any non-Co$-related person perusing it at will.
And if it's not real? If it's been back-dated and/or fraudulently drafted-crafted-executed?
Oh, my.
Any evidence that proves such a dastardly deed as
that would be just scrumptious.
All of the documents filed by CSI, RTC, and the other defendants should be pored over by every ex-scientologist because they're hard-won 'gifts' that Co$ would NEVER want anyone to see. And, selfishly, I think that ex-scientologists who read the documents will find errors -- meaningful errors -- that could help in this, and other legal cases, as well as helping to get the 'history' of this insidious organization accurately/comprehensively recorded.
JB