Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Safe ... http://www.fzint.org/ wrote in message
No.
> Because when I signed up for their service, I was under the impression that
They have no choice but to comply with the law. The same would hold true if
you signed a non disclosure agreement with a company and got hauled into
court. Under oath you have to answer.
> AT&T did not warn of this new law in their Terms of Service which risks
I wouldn't think that they would.
> The new law of which I would be the first test case can
Ah! Here's the kicker! If they abuse the law, then they lose. You can sue
for abuse of process (or something like that.) That is why it is so very
important that you get an attorney or take steps yourself post haste!
I think you can show that the premise the Co$ used to get the subpoena is
false and misleading. Further I believe that you can indeed quash the
subpoena OR (and IANAL) get a judge to issue a temporary injunction to delay
enforcement to allow A) adequate time for you to get representation and B)
for your representatives to prepare a response.
Call the ACLU! Call lawyers at home! Go to the country club and beg if you
have to.
Take copies of the Wired News and CNET articles. Take some printed info
about the Co$. Take the advice posted earlier and get to work on a response
yourself pro se until you can get a lawyer. But the bottom line is DO
SOMETHING!
You are about to set a precedent for all of us whether you like it or not.
The fact that it is a new law, that this is the first application of it and
that it directly affects privacy rights ought to be appealing to any one of
several legal orginazations like the ACLU.
Contact someone now! E-mail them. Go to the law.listserv.net-lawyers
newsgroup and ask for help. We all admire you Safe and to tell you the
truth, if the Co$ was more like you (assuming you are a typical freezoner) I
don't think they would have much of a problem with critics. Hell, their
"religion" might even actually be growing instead of dying. But as we see in
your case they are a hateful, militant organization that will stop at
nothing and that will abuse the law in any way possible to further their
ends.
I'll be hoping for the best for you Safe.
> Yours for figuring out what to do,
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Subject: A Case to sue AT&T for fraud?
From: "Oxford Systems" <oxfordsystems@spammeandIwillkillyou.mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 00:59:54 -0500
< 7jabcv$pu2$2@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
> If AT&T reveals my identity this coming monday, can I possibly sue AT&T for
> fraud?
> they would protect my anonymity. I feel they gave me a false promise and
> deceived me. I certainly would never have signed up for their service if I
> knew they would EVER give out my user information.
> ANYBODY's anonymity.
> easily be abused by anybody.
> Safe, an authentic, informed NON-CofS Scientologist
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