Used in  de Volkskrant', September 6, 1995, page 3:

Cult seizes system of Internet-provider


 Past Tuesday, the Church of Scientology has seized the
computer-system of the Xs4all-foundation, one of the Netherland's 
leading Internet-providers. This legal action is the result of an 
electronic battle between the cult and its opponents that has been 
going on for months. The cult claims that its copyright has been violated 
because religious' documents have been distributed on the international 
computer-network without permission. Xs4all is supposedly one of those 
responsible for this  violation'.
 Xs4all-manager F. Rodriquez admits that the document can be found on
the Xs4all-system, but stresses the fact that the foundation only passes through
information. It can therefore not be held responsible for the conduct of 
individual users. Nevertheless, the user concerned has been informed about the 
legal action. He removed the document yesterday. The document originates from 
an American trial and contains a detailed testimony of a former cult-member, 
who has been sentenced to prison for postal fraude. Scientology
ordered him to see to it that huge amounts of commercial mail were
delivered at the homes of opponents. In his declaration, he elaborates on the 
cult's philosophy. It is based on the premisse that life on Earth was created 
by an alien creature. The revenues from books that deal with this theory are one 
of the cults major resources.

The cult has been hunting the electronic versions of the testimony for
a long time now. But until last month, the document was freely accesible in the
concerned court's library. Cult-spokesperson Goodman has stated that no further 
legal action will be undertaken against Xs4all, now that the document has been 
removed from the system.

Francisco van Jole

More information can be found at URL: http://www.xs4all.nl/~fonss