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A Fight for religious freedom : a lawyer's personal account of copyrights, karma and dharmic litigation, Jon R. Parsons

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Summary
  • In 1990 Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) sued Ananda (another spiritual organization following the same teachings) to prevent them from using "Self-Realization" as part of their name; SRF claiming they "owned" that ancient spiritual term. Soon SRF insisted that they also owned all rights to the name, image, writings, and voice of Paramhansa Yogananda-revered guru to both groups, and author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi
  • Ananda faced a stark choice-to fold up their tents and slink off into the night, or risk their very existence by fighting for the cause of dharma (righteousness). They boldly declared, "Yogananda is for the World!" By the end of a grueling 12-year struggle they had won 95% of the case, set important legal precedents, and preserved fundamental religious rights for everyone
  • In A Fight for Religious Freedom, Jon Parsons, the lawyer representing Ananda during the lawsuit, tells the tale of Ananda's struggle-one that went all the way to the steps of the United States Supreme Court. Book jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
185 pages, [4] pages of plates
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • SRF wants another bite of the apple
  • Ananda keeps coming
  • A
  • happy ending to the first appeal
  • Ananda wins the SRF lawsuit
  • The
  • second front
  • Things turn ugly
  • The
  • Bertolucci case goes from trash to trial
  • Calls and letters
  • A
  • last appeal
  • The
  • final fray
  • The
  • herald of war
  • Stumbling off the block
  • Ananda responds
  • Deconstructing SRF's case
  • The
  • autobiography
Isbn
9781565895102
Instance
Label
A Fight for religious freedom : a lawyer's personal account of copyrights, karma and dharmic litigation
Title
A Fight for religious freedom
Title remainder
a lawyer's personal account of copyrights, karma and dharmic litigation
Statement of responsibility
Jon R. Parsons
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • In 1990 Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) sued Ananda (another spiritual organization following the same teachings) to prevent them from using "Self-Realization" as part of their name; SRF claiming they "owned" that ancient spiritual term. Soon SRF insisted that they also owned all rights to the name, image, writings, and voice of Paramhansa Yogananda-revered guru to both groups, and author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi
  • Ananda faced a stark choice-to fold up their tents and slink off into the night, or risk their very existence by fighting for the cause of dharma (righteousness). They boldly declared, "Yogananda is for the World!" By the end of a grueling 12-year struggle they had won 95% of the case, set important legal precedents, and preserved fundamental religious rights for everyone
  • In A Fight for Religious Freedom, Jon Parsons, the lawyer representing Ananda during the lawsuit, tells the tale of Ananda's struggle-one that went all the way to the steps of the United States Supreme Court. Book jacket
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Parsons, Jon R.
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
KF225.A53
LC item number
P37 2012
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Yogananda
  • Kriyananda
  • Ananda Cooperative Village
  • Self-Realization Fellowship
  • Copyright
  • Freedom of religion
  • Religious communities
  • Dharma
Label
A Fight for religious freedom : a lawyer's personal account of copyrights, karma and dharmic litigation, Jon R. Parsons
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • SRF wants another bite of the apple
  • Ananda keeps coming
  • A
  • happy ending to the first appeal
  • Ananda wins the SRF lawsuit
  • The
  • second front
  • Things turn ugly
  • The
  • Bertolucci case goes from trash to trial
  • Calls and letters
  • A
  • last appeal
  • The
  • final fray
  • The
  • herald of war
  • Stumbling off the block
  • Ananda responds
  • Deconstructing SRF's case
  • The
  • autobiography
Control code
774147910
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
185 pages, [4] pages of plates
Isbn
9781565895102
Isbn Type
(ebk.)
Lccn
2012003499
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)774147910
Label
A Fight for religious freedom : a lawyer's personal account of copyrights, karma and dharmic litigation, Jon R. Parsons
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • SRF wants another bite of the apple
  • Ananda keeps coming
  • A
  • happy ending to the first appeal
  • Ananda wins the SRF lawsuit
  • The
  • second front
  • Things turn ugly
  • The
  • Bertolucci case goes from trash to trial
  • Calls and letters
  • A
  • last appeal
  • The
  • final fray
  • The
  • herald of war
  • Stumbling off the block
  • Ananda responds
  • Deconstructing SRF's case
  • The
  • autobiography
Control code
774147910
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
185 pages, [4] pages of plates
Isbn
9781565895102
Isbn Type
(ebk.)
Lccn
2012003499
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)774147910

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