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Copyrights
High Court of Justice 2002
THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE HC 99 04477
CHANCERY DIVISION
MASTER PRICE
WEDNESDAY the 10 th day of APRIL 2002
BETWEEN
ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS (a body incorporated in California in the USA)
Claimant
and
(1) JOHN SYMONDS [Seal of the
(2) Anthony Naylor Supreme Court of Justice
(3) Mandrake Press, Ltd. 22 APR 2002]
Defendants
THE COURT HAVING ordered 2nd May 2002 that an Inquiry be held as to whether
copyright subsists in all or any of the works identified in the substituted Schedule to the
Claimant’s particulars of claim (“the Inquiry”)
AND THE DEFENDENTS CONCEDING that copyrights subsists in all of the works
identified in the substituted schedule to the Claimant’s particulars of claim of being the
works of Aleister Crowley
IT IS BY CONSENT ORDERED
1. that the Claimant’s costs of and occasioned by the Inquiry and the issue of
whether copyright subsists in the said works up to [and including] 3rd September
2001 and the costs of this Order be paid by the Defendants. For the avoidance of
doubt:
i. Each of the Defendants shall be liable jointly and severally for such costs
ii. Such costs shall include the costs referred to in paragraph 5(xi) of the
Order of 2nd May 2001
iii. This Order is without prejudice to the Orders for costs made on 3 rd
September 2001
2. that the costs referred to in paragraph 1 above shall be determined by detailed
assessment if not agreed
3. that the said assessment shall take place forthwith
4. that thereafter such sums as are found due to the Claimant (if any) together with
interest under the Judgments Act 1838 as shall have accrued from the date of this
Order shall be paid by the Defendants to the Claimant within 14 days of the date
of service upon the Defendants of the final certificate of the court pursuant to
paragraph 47.16(3) of part 47 of the Civil Procedure Rules
5. that the foregoing shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue an
interim costs certificate pursuant to paragraph 47.15(1)(a) of part 47 of the Civil
Procedure Rules
AND IT IS DECLARED
1. that Copyright subsists in all of the works in the substituted schedule to the
Claimant’s particulars of claim as being the works of Aleister Crowley and which
Schedule, for the purposes of identification has been initialed by the Master
2. that further to the declarations made by the Court pursuant to the inquiry held on
18th and 19th October 200[sic], the Claimant is entitled to the absolute title in the
copyrights in all of the works of Aleister Crowley so far as the Court has declared
by this Order that copyright in such works subsists
Some background information
Lawyers and Historians: The 'Caliphate' versus the Truth? — Introduction
the Maine decision 1984 [to the disfavour of the 'Caliphate']
| the California decision 1985 [to the favour of the 'Caliphate']
Purchase of the copyrights on Aleister Crowley from the Official Receiver (OR)
The 1999 Particulars of Claim ['Caliphate']
Financial Reports 1996-1999 of the 'Caliphate'
Erraneous opinion on the International Copyright Situation. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
What the 'Caliphate' does not want you to know . Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
Crowley's Probate. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
'Caliphate' Capers. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000. Based upon a draft by James Graeb
Structure, Constitutions and Money. Partly written by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
Library of Congress, letter dated September 6, 2000
2000, July: An analysis of the Bylaws of the 'Caliphate' and its Board of Directors. By James Graeb
2000, July: Incorporation of O.T.O., Argentum Astrum and E.G.C.
2000: "Caliphate-O.T.O. Win" and the The Writing on the Wall. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
Court Order of October 2000
James T. Graeb, co-founder and IX° of the 'Caliphate', a lawyer, calls the 'Caliphate' a "Puppet Show
Piece" and files suit vs William Breeze, William Heidrick, Marcus Jungkurth et alii in 2001
The 2002 Ruling
The Summary so far
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