CST Legal Papers 11 Assignment [to CST]
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NOTES:

1. This document is the Assignment of ALL copyright ownership from Norman F. Starkey to the CORPORATION known as "Church of Spiritual Technology" (CST), followed immediatly by its two attachments, Attachment A and Attachment B.

2. CST is NOT a church; it is a CORPORATION. Ref. U.S. Claims Court No. 581-88T, Judge Bruggink:

"CST is not a church...CST represents that it is a religious corporation organized to accomplish the activities of a church. Despite its name, CST is not itself a church... ."

3. The date that this Assignment is notarized is 30 November 1993.

4. The notarization date on this Assignment conflicts with the Library of Congress Copyright Office record (CST Legal Papers 0 in this series), which has the date of this as 29 November 1993 for this transaction, as shown here:

V2927 P669 THRU 679 (COHD)
RECORDED: 13Dec93
EXECUTED: 29Nov93
PARTY 1: Norman F. Starkey, trustee, Author's Family Trust-B.
PARTY 2: Church of Spiritual Technology (Los Angeles)
NOTE: Model of OT ship organization and operation based on 7
division system & 7,730 other titles. Transfer of copyright.
FULL DOCUMENT RANGE: (In V2927 P238-724)

5. Note also that the Copyright Office record immediately above says this transaction was a "Transfer of copyright," whereas this document is titled "ASSIGNMENT," which could lead to some confusion. But Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edition says an assignment is: "A transfer...of the whole of any property... . It includes transfers of all kinds of property."

6. Attachment B was several hundred pages long. It was a list of ALL the titles transferred in this transaction. Only four sample pages are included in this text file. However, there is a database available on the internet that contains ALL the titles transferred in this transaction. The database--Library of Congress data on CofS Copyright transfers and registrations--is available in several formats, at http://fzint.org/downloads/index.htm. (Scroll down page to find it.)

Here is the Assignment document and its attachments:

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ASSIGNMENT

WHEREAS, L. Ron Hubbard was the author of and owned all right title and interest in a body of works, both published and unpublished (hereinafter the "Works").

WHEREAS, all right, title and interest in the Works, as assets of the estate of L. Ron Hubbard, were transferred pursuant to the Judgment Of Final Distribution On Waiver Of Accounting And For Allowance Of Attorney's Fees For Ordinary Services And Judgment Of Final Distribution, dated January 3, 1989, issued by the Superior Court of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, to Norman F. Starkey, Trustee of the Author's Family Trust-B, an Inter-Vivos Trust established January 23, 1986, 6515 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028 (hereinafter the "Trustee").

WHEREAS, the copyrights in certain of the Works, listed in Attachment B hereto, both published and unpublished, were registered in the Copyright Office (hereinafter the "Registered Works").

WHEREAS, all right, title and interest in the Works, including the copyright registrations for the Registered Works, and any pending applications for copyright registration of the Works, both in the United States and abroad, are now owned by the Trustee.

WHEREAS, the documents attached hereto as Attachment A, evidencing the transfer of all right, title and interest in the Works from the Estate of L. Ron Hubbard to the Trustee, were recorded in the Assignments and Documentation Division of the United States Copyright Office on February 14, 1989.

WHEREAS, Church of Spiritual Technology (hereinafter "CST"), is a non-profit religious corporation, organized under the laws of the State of California, having an address at 419 N. Larchmont, No. 162, Los Angeles, California.

WHEREAS, the Trustee wishes to assign all rights of the Trustee of any kind in the Works, both in the United States and abroad, to CST, including the rights of the Trustee in the copyright registrations for the Registered Works and in any pending applications for copyright registration of the Works and CST wishes to have a recordable document evidencing the ownership of all rights of any kind in the Works by CST, both in the United States and abroad, including ownership of the rights in the copyright registrations for the Registered Works and in any pending applications for registration of the Works.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and sufficient consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby ackowledged, the Trustee hereby transfers to CST all right, title and interest of the Trustee in the Works, both in the United States and abroad, including the copyright registrations for the Registered Works and any pending applications for copyright registration of the Works, along with any rights that the Trustee may have to recover for past infringement of any rights regarding the Works, including all rights of the Trustee under the copyright registrations and any pending applications for copyright registration identified in Attachment B hereto.

By: [signature]
____________________________________
Norman F. Starkey, Trustee
Author's Family Trust-B,
an Inter-Vivos Trust established January 23, 1986

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)
COUNTY OF Los Angeles )

On this 30th day of November, in the year 1993, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Norman F. Starkey, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, excecuted the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

[signature of Ryland G. Hawkins]
_______________________________________

My Commission Expires: 29 NOV '96

[STAMP: "Ryland G. Hawkins, Los Angeles County "]

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ATTACHMENT A

AFFIDAVIT OF EXECUTOR

I, NORMAN F. STARKEY, being duly sworn, depose and say:

1. On January 24, 1986, L. RON HUBBARD, also known as LAFAYETTE RONALD HUBBARD, died testate, a resident of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California.

2. His last Will and Testament was duly admitted to probate on February 18, 1986 in the Superior Court of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, Probate Case No. 20885. The aforesaid Will appointed me as Executor and named NORMAN F. STARKEY, TRUSTEE OF THE AUTHOR'S FAMILY TRUST-B, AN INTER-VIVOS TRUST ESTABLISHED JANUARY 23, 1986 as sole legatee thereunder. I have heretofore duly qualified as Executor, and am now acting as such.

3. The estate of L. RON HUBBARD has been fully administered. All taxes, debts and expenses in connection therewith have heretofore been duly paid or duly waived, and pursuant to a Decree of Distribution dated January 3, 1989, issued by the Superior Court of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, a certified copy of which is hereto annexed, the remaining assets of the estate, including all right, title and interest in and to all of the copyrightable works of L. Ron Hubbard, also known as Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, have been transferred to NORMAN F. STARKEY, TRUSTEE OF THE AUTHOR'S FAMILY TRUST-B, AN INTER-VIVOS TRUST ESTABLISHED JANUARY 23, 1986 as sole legatee. NORMAN F. STARKEY, TRUSTEE OF THE AUTHOR'S FAMILY TRUST-B, AN INTER-VIVOS TRUST ESTABLISHED JANUARY 23, 1986, has succeeded to all right, title and interest of L. Ron Hubbard, also known as Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, and his estate.

[signature]
__________________________________
Norman F. Starkey
Executor of the Estate of
L. Ron Hubbard, also known as
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Deceased

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of January, 1989

[signature of Ryland G. Hawkins]
______________________________________
Notary Public

[SEAL: "Ryland G. Hawkins, Los Angeles County "]

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ATTACHMENT B--LIST OF REGISTERED WORKS

(NOTE: Only four sample pages from Attachment B [which is nearly 400 pages long] are reproduced here. SEE DATABASE OF COPYRIGHT TRANSFERS FOR COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS TRANSFERRED IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS DATABASE IS AVAILABLE )

1. BASE ORDER 29R 13 JUNE 1967 REVISED 5 DECEMBER 1988 MODEL OF O.T. SHIP ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION BASED ON 7 DIVISION SYSTEM REG. NO. TX 2-713-889

2. BASE ORDER 42 15 JUNE 1970 (REISSUED 22 JUNE 1988...) BASIC SO DUTIES REG. NO. TX 2-511-936

3. ABOUT ART REG. NO. TX 3-538-302

4. ACADEMY OF SCIENTOLOGY INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS IN HCA VALIDATION OR SPECIAL COMMUNCIATION COURSES REGISTRATION NO. A 327903 RENEWAL NO. RE 274-415

5. ACC CLEAR PROCEDURE REG. NO. A 359396 RENEWAL NO. RE 274-418

6. ACC PREPARATORY MANUAL FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS IN SCIENTOLOGY REG. NO. A 30349 RENEWAL NO. RE 319-187

7. ADVANCED PROCEDURE AND AXIOMS REG. NO. aa 204347 RENEWAL NO. RE 29-964

8. ADVANCED PROCEDURE AND AXIOMS REG. NO. TX 2-701-403

9. ALL ABOUT RADIATION REG. NO. TX 1-712-791

10. ALL ABOUT RADIATION REG. NO. TX 2-767-226

11. ART REG. NO. TX 3-423-034

12. ASSISTS REG. NO. TX 2-167-792

13. ASSISTS PROCESSING HANDBOOK REG. NO. TX 3-501-435

14. AUDITING RUNDOWNS SUBJECT VOLUME 3 REG. NO. TX 3-100-326

15. BACKGROUND & CEREMONIES OF THE FOUNDING CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY REG. NO. TX 1-917-583

16. BASIC DIANETICS PICTURE BOOK, THE REG. NO. A 334489 CA NO. 2-478-865

17. BASIC DIANETICS PICTURE BOOK, THE REG. NO. TX 3-235-107

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521. CENTRAL BUREAUX ORDER 559RC 31 JANUARY 1979 REVISED 8 APRIL 1989 BRANCH PROCEDURES AND ACTION REG. NO. TX 2-675-938

522. CENTRAL BUREAUX ORDER 601R 27 SEPTEMBER 1979 REVISED 9 APRIL 1989 AVC MOTTO REG. NO. TX 2-711-613

523. CENTRAL BUREAUX ORDER 787 29 SEPTEMBER 1988 THE HOTLINE NEWSLETTER REG. NO. TX 2-684-077

524. CENTRAL BUREAUX ORDER 806 15 DECEMBER 1988 COORDINATION OF NETWORK TRAFFIC REG. NO. TX 2-663-944

525. CENTRAL BUREAUX ORDER 852 25 JANUARY 1990 GENERAL SECRETARY FOR ASIA HAT REG. NO. TX 2-913-620

526. CENTRAL BUREAUX ORDER 855 8 MARCH 1990 TRAVEL REG. NO. TX 2-913-621

527. HCO BULLETIN OF DECEMBER 3, 1964 SCIENTOLOGY VI SOLO AUDITING AND R6 EW SOLO AUDITING REG. NO. TX 1-378-903 RENEWAL NO. RE 599-995

528. HCO BULLETIN OF 16 NOVEMBER 1981 THE SUNSHINE RUNDOWN, INSTRUCTION REG. NO. TXU 303-384

529. CENTRAL OFFICE OF LRH ED 558 7 AUGUST 1978 URGENT MARKETING PROGRAM REG. NO. TXU 115-300

530. HUBBARD PROFESSIONAL MARK SUPER VII E-METER COMPUTER PROGRAM SOURCE CODE REG. NO. TX 2-622-397

531. CLEARING COURSE SERIES REG. NO. TXU 303-383

532. EXCERPTS FROM LRH ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS REG. NO. TXU 295-918

533. NED FOR OTS SERIES REG. NO. TXU 257-326 CA NO. TXU 257-527

534. NEW OT I SERIES REG. NO. TXU 303-385

535. NEW OT IV SERIES REG. NO. TXU 303-387

536. OT I AND ATTACHMENT 21 JULY 1968 REG. NO. TXU 303-382

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537. OT II SERIES REG. NO. TXU 303-388

538. OT III SERIES REG. NO. TXU 290-496

539. POWER SERIES REG. NO. TXU 303-386

540. R6EW SERIES REG. NO. TXU 303-381

541. ACADEMY OF SCIENTOLOGY EXPANDED GRADES LEVEL II MATERIALS REG. NO. TX 3-389-501

542. ACADEMY OF SCIENTOLOGY PERSONNEL EFFICIENCY COURSE, THE REG. NO. A 307909 RENEWAL NO. RE 259-445

543. ACADEMY OF SCIENTOLOGY THE EXTENSION DIVISION OF THE HUBBARD CLEARING SCIENTOLOGIST COURSE - G TABLET REG. NO. A 507355 RENEWAL NO. RE 431-657

544. ACADEMY OF SCIENTOLOGY THE EXTENSION DIVISION OF THE HUBBARD CERTIFIED AUDITOR COURSE LESSONS 1A TO 20A REG. NO. A 391603 RENEWAL NO. RE 274-422

545. ACADEMY OF SCIENTOLOGY THE EXTENSION DIVISION OF THE HUBBARD CERTIFIED AUDITOR COURSE, LESSONS 1C-20C REG. NO. A 391604 RENEWAL NO. RE 362-786

546. ACADEMY OF SCIENTOLOGY THE EXTENSION DIVISION OF THE HUBBARD CLEARING SCIENTOLOGIST COURSE, LESSONS 1H TO 20H REG. NO. A 391599 RENEWAL NO. RE 274-420

547. ADVANCED PROCEDURE AND AXIOMS EXTENSION COURSE REG. NO. TX 2-851-657

548. ALL ABOUT RADIATION EXTENSION COURSE REG. NO. TX 3-160-172

549. ALLERGY OR ASTHMA RUNDOWN AUDITOR COURSE REG. NO. TX 2-808-859

550. ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN MIND COURSE, THE REG. NO. A 490776 RENEWAL NO. RE 431-685

551. ART EXTENSION COURSE REG. NO. TX 3-423-620

552. BASIC STUDY MANUAL REG. NO. A 386190

553. BASIC STUDY MANUAL REG. NO. TX 3-006-763

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5919. HCO TRAINING BULLETIN OF 15 JULY 1957 8-C ON STUDENTS REG. NO. TX 1-112-181 RENEWAL NO. RE 267-827 VOL 2927 PAGE 621

5920. HCO TRAINING BULLETIN OF 17 JULY 1957 CHANGES IN TRAINING DRILLS REG. NO. TX 1-278-900 RENEWAL NO. RE 267-861

5921. HCO TRAINING BULLETIN OF SEPTEMBER 3, 1957 HCA-MPA COURSE PROCESSES REG. NO. TX 1-129-936 RENEWAL NO. RE 267-841

5922. HCO TRAINING BULLETIN OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1957 STABLE DATA FOR INSTRUCTORS REG. NO. TX 1-114-753 RENEWAL NO. RE 267-840

5923. CORRECTION SHEET ON TR'S AMD PROCESSES FOR HCO TRAINING BULLETIN OF JUNE 11TH, 1957 REG. NO. A 317962 RENEWAL NO. RE 340-321

5924. LRH ED 270-1 INT 5 JANUARY 1976 FLAG FSM COMMISSIONS FOR TRAINING REG. NO. TX 2-533-714

5925. ABILITY 1 MAJOR REG. NO. B 525938 RENEWAL NO. RE 160-929

5926. ABILITY 15 REG. NO. B 590495 RENEWAL NO. RE 159-771

5927. ABILITY 16 REG. NO. B 590496 RENEWAL NO. RE 159-770

5928. ABILITY 17 REG. NO. B 590497 RENEWAL NO. RE 159-765

5929. ABILITY 18 REG. NO. B 592888 RENEWAL NO. RE 159-767

5930. ABILITY 20 REG. NO. B 590498 RENEWAL NO. RE 159-766

5931. ABILITY 21 REG. NO. B 590499 RENEWAL NO. RE 208-713

5932. ABILITY 22 REG. NO. B 590500 RENEWAL NO. RE 208-714

5933. ABILITY 23 REG. NO. B 590501 RENEWAL NO. RE 208-715

5934. ABILITY 24 REG. NO. B 590502 RENEWAL NO. RE 208-716

5935. ABILITY 25 REG. NO. B 590503 RENEWAL NO. RE 208-717