Legal Opinion
Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 22, 1995No. C-95-20091 RMWPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING'IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DEFENDANT ERLICH’S MOTION TO DISSOLVE THE TRO; DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION TO EXPAND THE TRO; DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CONTEMPT; GRANTING ERLICH’S MOTION TO VACATE THE WRIT OF SEIZURE; AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST ER-LICH’S COUNSEL
WHYTE, District Judge.
This case involves the scope of intellectual property rights on the Internet. 1 Plaintiffs, two Scientology-affiliated organizations claiming copyright and trade secret protection for the writings of the…
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