|
|
|
The agreement to submit to a court in California is so the cult doesn't have to chase people in other jurisdictions, like say, Lativia, for example. It's the most convenient, and cheapest jurisdiction for EV and TPRF.
I also understand and agree that my purpose for accessing this website and any related material is limited solely to my personal interest in Maharaji’s Knowledge, and by agreeing, I expressly waive any rights I may believe I have in terms of creating commentary, research, or any other “fair use” purposes.
Whoo hooo, ding, ding, ding.... probably totally unenforcable,but who's got the money to challenge it?
Well, it would be the cult that would have to spend the money when someone violates this "agreement." That's when it would come up. I guess they would try to then use the agreement as an argument in favor of injunctive relief and/or damages to be argued in a California court.
I also agree that, should my interest in learning the techniques of Knowledge change at any time, this agreement is perpetual in length, and that upon such change, I will return any such material to The Prem Rawat Foundation.
Just reinforcing their property rights.
Pat, I think it goes beyond that. I don't see any problem asking for the return of the material, but this section (and it may be just sloppy drafting), says that in the event you have a change of interest, you have to not only return the material, you then also have to agree that the agreement is "perpetual in length" meaning that, for example, the agreement to waive fair use/free speech rights extends after you return the material and forever, probably because you now do not have an acceptable opinion about it anymore. Apparently if you don't have a "change in interest" (I guess meaning you won't criticize or analyze any of it publicly), then the agreement is not perpetual in length.
That's way beyond standard property rights and downright strange.
And then, of course, if we were talking about music, or movies, or even copyrighted printed material that is being offered for sale, that would be one thing, but this is something that Rawat claims he doesn't make money on, and is only limiting access to the material because each person should go at their own pace. So, in that case, why these bizarre limitations? I mean, we know why, but I would think ordinary people would ask the same question.
Modified by Joe at Fri, Apr 22, 2005, 19:51:20
|
