Church of Scientology Claims Copyright Infringement [Tom Cruise]

• TheHype

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  Wow, Denton is getting mucho brownie points for the vigilance. Then again, going against CSI -- !!!! ahhaha-- is a sure fire way of getting Gawker huge pub.

  Posted 1/17/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • Erin

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    Between this and the marathon story, Gawker is really going after the Cruises. Denton should watch his back.

    Posted 1/17/2008 [reply] [flag]

• AdamsWorldBlog

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  Does anyone else think if we just ignored Tom Cruise Scientology would go away?

  Posted 1/17/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Church to Gawker: It May Be Crazy, But It's Ours!
Published 1/16/2008 by TMZ Staff at TMZ.com
... The Church of Scientology is doing what it does best -- and we don't mean rant against psychiatry. Lawyers from the house that L. Ron built have sent a copyright infringement letter to Gawker Media to get them to remove their copy of the crazy Tom Cruise video making the rounds. All the letters in the world won't make it seem any less crazazy! Gawker Media, which runs the Gawker and Defamer websites, posted the letter they received from a law firm representing the Church. In the letter, they allege the tape was "stolen from one its Churches." It probably just got scared and ...

Tom Cruise: "Why ask permission? We are the authorities." [Exclusives]
Published 1/16/2008 by Mark Graham at Defamer
... Well, in case you hadn't heard the news, we got hit with a copyright infringement notice from the Church Of Scientology earlier today. Frankly, we've been too busy watching repeat after repeat of Defamer's appearance on The Today Show this morning to pay it much mind. After all, that's what they pay lawyers for, right? Anyhoo, we managed to get our paws on another outtake from the DVD from whence the ...

Scientology Takes After Gawker
Published 1/16/2008 by M.C. at Crabbie's Hollywood
... we are entirely within our rights to publish this video and as such we cannot comply with your removal request. Good for you Gawker. If Crabbie had posted that video and gotten a letter from Cruise's lawyers, he would've taken the thing down in four seconds flat, and sent a groveling reply back. But not you. You have guts. And lots of money to pay your own lawyers with. And you're not hosted by Blogger who can people's sites at the merest hint of trouble. (source)

Itemizing
Published 1/17/2008 at WOW Report
... • Gawker Media's Nick Denton gets a letter from the Church of Scientology International's lawyers. (Shouldn't that be Interplanetary?) ...

Tom Cruise’s Church wants All Videos Removed!
Published 1/17/2008 by taylorblue at TEN Gossip
... Gawker Media, which runs the Gawker and Defamer websites, posted the letter they received from a law firm representing the Church. In the letter, they allege the tape was “stolen from one its Churches.” It probably just got scared and ran! ...

A treasure trove of new Tom Cruise Scientology videos
Published 1/17/2008 by Celebitchy at Cele|bitchy
... The Scientologists sent a cease and desist to Gawker to quit hosting the videos and they refused, even including several new segments that show Cruise in all his deluded glory. ...

Speed Read Feed for January 17, 2008
Published 1/17/2008 by bumpshack at Bumpshack.com
New computer can translate a dog’s bark- Daily Mail Scientology slams Gawker for airing Tom Cruise video- Gawker Bail doubled for O.J. Simpson in armed robbery case- Breitbart First daughter Jenna Bush getting married in May- Reuters Las Vegas newspaper to endorse Mitt Romney- Review Journal FDA declares cold medicines too risky for tots- CNN Former congressman indicted in terror fundraising ring- Fox News John McCain fighting smear attacks in South Carolina- ...

Gawker has a huge pair for sure v...
Published 1/17/2008 at UseMyComputer Atom v1.0 syndication feed
... Gawker has a huge pair for sure! via Apparently the notoriously litigious Scientology freaks are a bit upset that Gawker has Tommy boy's little rants posted. Gawker's reply to take down request: We are using this video in the context of news reporting and critical commentary, which are uses that may not be authorized by your client, but which serve the public interest. For this, and other reasons, we believe our use is fair. We further do not accept that we have broken any criminal laws in publishing it, and in any event, several of ...

Church of Scientology to Gawker Media: Hey, Give That Back!
Published 1/17/2008 by Annette Hyde at Hecklerspray
... soon. Well, we re taking a couple of things away from this. First, the video was made in 2004, which looks to be before Tom Cruise got his teeth fixed, making the video extra creepy. Second, we finally know what CSI stands for, and they hold their meetings in poorly lit rooms with blue lighting and get DNA test results in minutes and they can determine by analysing dust off a spec of mouse dung that the ex-manager s best friend s butcher killed the hooker. Fascinating. Read more: Church of Scientology Claims Copyright Infringement - Gawker Related and recent: This entry was ...

Gawker keeps Cruise video up
Published 1/17/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
Gawker.com seems to be successfully fighting the Scientologists who have gotten that intense Tom Cruise video taken down on many sites. This is the one in which he says, "When you're a Scientologist and you drive by an accident, you know you have to do something because you know you're the only one who can really help." It's still up here . And yesterday, the Today show ran a ...

john q. citizen has had it with all of these "performance enhancing" drugs!
Published 1/17/2008 by The Cajun Boy at Cajun Boy in the City
... bless the cajuns! this aggression will not stand man! well it happened. the church of scientology went after gawker for posting the videos of tom cruise 's maniachal rantings. and god bless nick for giving them a big "go fuck yourself" in response. i keep waiting to hear from them for merely linking to the video. read the cease and desist order and gawker's response here... church of scientology claims copyright infringement columbus, ohio ...

Pajiba Love 01/17/08
Published 1/17/2008 at Pajiba
... Additionally, the church of Scientology is threatening Gawker, making us actually take sides with the internet's most autocratic blog empire. (Gawker) ...

Swimming Pool
Published 1/17/2008 by Stacey at Webster's Is My Bitch
... Hear that, Tom Cruise and Church of Scientology? No matter how much you whine, threaten, or stomp your feet -- your videos are spreading faster than crabs in a nudist colony, and everybody is gonna see for themselves what a bunch of fucking fruitcakes you are. Congratulations. I can't think of a more deserving cult. ...

Published 1/18/2008 by gilmore at Pretty On The Outside
What's PRETTY today?  And what's not............................................... Book me a ticket on Kathy Griffin's flight.  Towleroad Go Team Gawker!  Gawker Wanna sleep where Jesse Metcalfe slept?  Oh La La Matthew McConaughey cleans up well?  Socialite ...

Loose Lips []
Published 1/23/2008 by Jessica at Jezebel
At the time of Heath Ledger's death, Michelle Williams was reportedly at Sundance with a film about a woman dealing with the death of her husband. How prophetically horrific. • Cutie Jerry O'Connell is reasonably hilarious in this send up of the Tom Cruise Scientology video . Wonder if the famously litigious Scientology lawyers will go after Jerry, too? • Owen Wilson was spotted buying a bong. Quel suprise! [ Ain't It Cool News , FunnyOrDie via Dlisted , Perez Hilton ]