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Under the Cover of Light: News
LDS Church
vs.
Utah Lighthouse Ministry
Settlement
Signed by All Parties and a Thank You
PRESS RELEASE ON SETTLEMENT
Permanent Injunction and Judgment and Settlement Stipulation
Spotlight
LDS CHURCH SUES
MINISTRY,
Salt Lake City Messenger #96
"We see the Internet as an
additional communications medium which we will use to provide
both church members and the public with accurate, easily
accessible information about the church."
-LDS Church spokesman Dale Bills
("LDS Web Site Logs Big Load Of Hits Daily"
Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 27, 1999)
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CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS AND ARTICLES
(NOTE: Links to articles not on this site are
subject to change and will be relinked whenever possible).
February 2001 Salt Lake City
Messenger
LDS CHURCH SUES MINISTRY
December 14, 2000 Update on Settlement
Settlement
Signed by All Parties and a Thank You
December 14, 2000 Salt Lake
Tribune Article
Church
Settles Copyright Suit
http://www.sltrib.com/2000/dec/12142000/utah/53574.htm
December 11, 2000 Baptist Press
Article
Ex-Mormon couple prioritize ministry in settling LDS-filed Internet suit
http://www.BaptistPress.org/Archive/BaptistPress/view.cgi?file=20001211.html#STORY1
December 7, 2000 Salt Lake City
Weekly Article
The Tanners' Uneasy Settlement
http://www.avenews.com/editorial/no/cw/city/city_2_001207.cfm
December 7, 2000 The New York
Times (AP) Brief
Mormon
church is settling Internet test case, critics say
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Religion-Briefs.html
December 1, 2000 Salt Lake
Tribune Article
LDS
Suit Nearing Settlement
http://www.sltrib.com/2000/dec/12012000/utah/49481.htm
November 30, 2000 Press Release on Settlement
SETTLEMENT
OF LDS CHURCH v. UTAH LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRY
November 30, 2000 Permanent
Injunction and Judgment and Settlement Stipulation
[Settlement has been signed by all parties as of Dec.
8th--photos below updated.]
April 12, 2000 Baptist
Press Article
Talks
under way over Mormon lawsuit against cult-watchers' Internet site
http://www.baptistpress.org/Archive/BaptistPress/view.cgi?file=20000412.html#STORY0
February 1, 2000 Baptist
Press Article
Mormon
suit against couple alleges copyright infringement of church book
http://www.baptistpress.org/Archive/BaptistPress/view.cgi?file=20000201.html#STORY0
January 28, 2000 Order
on our motion for Dismissal [Summary Judgement?]
For reference
see 17 U.S.C. § 103(b)
January 17, 2000 Salt Lake
Tribune Public Forum
Vindictive
Conduct
http://www.sltrib.com/2000/jan/01172000/public_f/18321.htm
January 5, 2000 Salt Lake
Tribune Article
Web
Links at Issue in LDS Lawsuit
http://www.sltrib.com/2000/jan/01052000/utah/15249.htm
January 3, 2000 Press
Release on upcoming Dismissal Hearing
For text version click
here.
December 30, 1999 Salt
Lake Tribune Article (short)
CRITICS
FILE APPEAL
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/dec/12301999/utah/13778.htm
December 24, 1999 Notice of Appeal [Preliminary
Injunction]
December 23, 1999 Salt
Lake City Weekly Article
LDS
Copyright Battle Storms Web
http://www.avenews.com/editorial/no/cw/city/cty2_991223.cfm
December 14, 1999 Computer User
(Newsbytes) Article
Bad
Day For 'Doctrine of Fair Use'
http://www.computeruser.com/newstoday/99/12/14/news3.html
December 13, 1999 CNN.com
Article
Copyright
ruling targets Web links
http://www.cnn.com/1999/TECH/computing/12/13/illegal.links.idg/
Same story appears at PC World.com
Copyright
Ruling Targets Web Links
http://www.pcworld.com:80/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,14319,00.html
December 13, 1999 About.com
Article
Illegal
Links: Utah Case Demonstrates Need for Rethinking 'Net IP Law
http://law.about.com/library/weekly/aa121399a.htm
December 13, 1999 Computerworld.com
Article
Judge
bars group from posting URLs for Mormon handbook
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO43259,00.html
December 12, 1999
Sandra
Tanner's Statement for Utah Lighthouse Ministry
December 10, 1999 IDG.net News
Service Article
Copyright
ruling targets Web links
http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/12/10/CopyrightRulingTargetsWebLinks.shtml
December 10, 1999 TIME
Online Article
Better
Be Careful Whose Links You Click...
http://www.pathfinder.com/time/daily/0,2960,35814-101991210,00.html
[Web-editor: Story incorrectly reports we linked to other sites
with the CHI. Only URL's were posted, not links.]
December 10, 1999 About.com
Article
The
End of Linking?
http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/weekly/aa121099.htm
About.com Discussion Forum on this topic:
Create a
Link, Go to Jail
http://about.delphi.com/ab-websearch/start/?tid=433.1
December 10, 1999 Slashdot.com
Postings
Are
Links Illegal?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/12/10/1043252&mode=nested
[Web-editor: This is a very large list of postings and will take
a long time to download depending on your connection. Have fun....]
December 10, 1999 The New
York Times Article
Copyright
Decision Threatens Freedom to Link
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/cyber/cyberlaw/10law.html
[Web-editor: If you don't have an account with The New York
Times, you will receive a sign-up screen (signing up is FREE).
After you sign up you will be taken directly to the article. If the link
breaks go to their home page here- The New York Times
and search for the article.]
December 7, 1999 Salt Lake
Tribune Article (short)
WEB
OFFERINGS CURBED
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/dec/12071999/utah/3979.htm
December 6, 1999 Preliminary
Injunction
November 24, 1999 Salt
Lake Tribune Article (short)
CRITICS
PLEAD FOR WEB FREEDOM
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/nov/11241999/utah/51208.htm
November 20, 1999 Salt
Lake Tribune Article (short)
Restraining
Order Upheld In LDS Handbook Case
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/nov/11201999/business/50150.htm
November 16, 1999 Salt
Lake Tribune Article (short)
Couple
Want LDS Suit Dismissed
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/nov/11161999/utah/47668.htm
[Web-editor: Intellectual Reserve Inc. appears incorrectly as
International Reserve Inc.]
November 11, 1999 Salt
Lake Tribune Article
Ministry's
Restraint Order Expanded
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/nov/11111999/utah/46083.htm
November 6, 1999 Salt Lake
Tribune Article
LDS
Church Asks Judge to Hold Critics in Contempt
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/nov/11061999/utah/44683.htm
October 30, 1999 Salt
Lake Tribune Article
With
LDS Book on Net, Lawsuit Might Be Moot
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/oct/10301999/utah/42791.htm
October 28, 1999
Filed legal response to restraining order:
October 21, 1999 The Daily
Utah Chronicle
LDS
Church Should Set Members Free
October 19, 1999 Salt Lake
Tribune Article
Critics
Can't Distribute LDS Book on Internet
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/oct/10191999/utah/39367.htm
October 15, 1999 Salt Lake
Tribune Article
Web
Site Prompts Mormon Church to Sue Critics
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/oct/10151999/nation_w/37822.htm
October 13, 1999 (11:00 a.m.)
Received Intellectual Reserve Inc., letter:
 
Removed material under dispute (1:00 p.m.) added scanned
IRI letter (above) and contacted lawyer.
July 15, 1999
Added to Online Resources
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