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Its not well know that JZ Knight /RSE succeeded in taking down many other YouTube videos claiming copyright infringements.
These videos clearly evidenced JZK Ramtha's religious bigotry, violent hate speech and alleged illegal activities at RSE.
They were accurate, unedited and legal to upload under NZ and US 'Fair Use Doctrine' copyright laws, also under Citizen Journalism
uploaded in the public interest.
Unfortunately I do not have millions of dollars to fight vicious copyright and breach of contract lawsuits from a wealthy cult leader.
Defending this lawsuit has already cost me over $43.000 in legal fees, already paid to my lawyers via the NZ Ministry of Justice.
NZ legal aid is not free. At the end of the day... I was effectively thrown under the bus by NZ Legal Aid and forced to sign the plaintiffs settlement agreement that stipulated I must agree to destroy all the RSE videos uploaded and contact and instruct all those I provided copies to also must destroy them.
This RSE settlement effectively wasted fourteen months of painstaking defense preparations for my trial at the NZ High Court in Auckland.
No wonder JZ Knight wanted to settle this lawsuit out of court.
The foundation of these lawsuits is to inflict as much financial stress and psychological attrition as possible on RSE whistleblowers where big money and bullying wins.. no matter even if these lawsuits reaches the courtroom.
The ripple effect also spreads more fear into the RSE followers to help silence those who would dare speak out.
When I complained of the injustice of this enforced settlement... a top legal aid official told me point blank..
Quote “I shouldn’t have used the plaintiff’s intellectual property”.
Regarding the music used as a backdrop to those RSE live stream videos...
I doubt very much copyright permissions and licenses were obtained by RSE.
It may well be the music industry and artist may have a case for copyright infringement against RSE.

For the record....
Here's a list of my videos RSE succeeded in taking down.

David

Fire, Health and Safety Violations at (RSE) part 1 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUouND-5Nls

Fire Health and Safety Violations at (RSE) part 2 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0c43mBgeM

JZ Knight Sandra Romero KIRO 7 Eyewitness News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A3-eorM_Mc

Sandra Romero Seeks Voters from a Cult.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkbGEUSg4OQ

Sandra Romero speaks at a local Cult
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJkI96Nn4vk

Jeff Knight speaks out Seattle TV News interview 1991 - YouTube link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHJwk3Mu ... re=related

Jeff Knight JZ Knight interviews AA Current Affair News Komo News Seattle 1991.flv - YouTube link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNNSXjE1 ... e=youtu.be

Violent practices at RSE Jeff Knight & Lyn Baker TV interview 1990.flv - YouTube link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC7aVL6c ... re=related

Jeff Knight and Lyn Baker TV interview Part 1 of 2 AA Current Affair News Komo News Seattle 1991 - YouTube link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENwGGG9n ... re=related

Jeff Knight and Lyn Baker TV interview Part 2 of 2 AA Current Affair News Komo News Seattle 1991 - YouTube link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3vkXPJ ... re=related
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I very much doubt that RSE bothers to secure license for either the recorded copyrighted music that is used at live events at the RSE compound or the interstitial segments of recorded copyrighted music used in the RSE Internet broadcasts.

RSE likes to couch itself as a motivational speaker business if you read statements of Mike Wright. The music used at RSE and in the broadcasts is certainly not used in an educational context such as discussing the music itself and fair use doctrine would allow playing the music in order to be able to discuss the music. The music is clearly incidental and used for entertainment, which would require securing a performance license in the United States.

I did check BMI and ASCAP which are organizations in the US who control blanket licensing and distribution of performance royalties to musicians. As far as I can tell, RSE is not a customer of either organization.

Further, I would be surprised if History Channel was compensated for or notified of RSE's use of History Channel's video about, "James 3." While it was used in an instructional context, the use of the James 3 material in the 2011 RSE lecture went well beyond citation of facts in an instructional setting. The RSE presentation was essentially a performance of the prerecorded video from the History Channel TV program.
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Thanks Ockham :idea:

What adds evidence that JZ Knight/RSE,Inc violated the music copyright of others is;
recorded during the US court depositions via Mike Wright claimed on oath he, nor RSE, did not posses copies of those RSE live steam videos.
Why would he claim this?
Because >JZ Knight did not have a license to use the music< . It would have been doubly illegal to have made copies of the music and self incriminating for commercial piracy.
For JZ Knight to admit to have kept a video recording would be much the same as a burglar keeping a video of themselves stealing from a house they had broken into.
No doubt JZ Knight ordered her staff to destroy all copies of those RSE live stream events and will claim that the copies they have came via those they are suing. Another fact that will surface in time is JZ Knight - JZK,Inc doews not hold copyright for those live-stream recording..
again... they cannot, withstanding the music imbedded in those videos is unlicensed and self incriminating for music piracy and false copyright claims.
Just another dirty secret of JZ Knight/ RSE,Inc hidden in plain sight.... :roll:

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Sorry Freenow,

I posted over your post by mistake.. :oops:
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What other music copyright has JZ Knight violated?
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Hi Freenow,

It depends....
- Original EMF Forum
Apr 24, 2007 Re:"Reminds me of fairly recently (within a few years) when we were told to get rid of the videos, The Two Paths and the Rockumentary because they were old timelines.
I think the reason with the rockumentary was/is that she never had the integrity to get permission to use the music on them, or, if she did, she got some sort of licensing "for educational purposes etc. I happened to have bought a copy at the outback and have kept my receipt just in case I have the time to follow up on this one.
To All Prospective/Current Students of RSE; If you have doubts, please read these personal stories
http://pub43.bravenet.com/forum/static/ ... 7&cmd=show
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The Where Angels Fear to Tread - A Rockumentary videos were pulled from the shelves and all copies were requested to be returned to RSE.
Apparently JZ Knight realized “too late” her performance of a drunken and belligerent Ramtha did not match her glossy PR image and should be buried literally!..
I suspect also..That JZ Knight did not have the legal licensing to use most of the music content.
Soooo... An RSE staff member was ordered to bury thousand of these VHS tapes on the RSE campus property using a backhoe “near the dead horse! :shock:
I think “Tree posted on this subject some time ago.
The EnlightenMeFree (EMF) Online Forum • View topic - 'The Rockumentary'
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1242&hilit=Backhoe
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Just a small selection of the massive list of the Music Artists & title songs
used by JZK - JZK,Inc as a backdrop to Knights Ramtha indoctrination performances at RSE.

RSE Live stream event - Feb 17 2012 .

Music Artist - Title

Don Henley - Dirty Laundry

David Bowie - Star Man"

David Bowie - Major Tom

Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion

The Beatles. - Strawberry Fields Forever

The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff

Steppenwolf - Born to be wild

Rod Stewart - Forever young

Santana - Black Magic Woman

Al Green- Let's stay together

Seal - Crazy

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Pink Floyd - The Wall

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RSE 1998 Sept Boktau [VHS]

Music Artist - Titles

Dead Can Dance - Host of Reraphim

Vangelis - 1492

Chubby Checker - Roll over Beethoven

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RSE 2002 Where Angels Fear to Tread - A Rockumentary [VHS]

Music Artist - Title

Terry Oldfield - The Africans

Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

Edwin Star - War

The moody Blues - Questions

The Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright

Kitaro - Hajimari

Philip Glass - Video Dream

Dennis Zager and Richard Evans - In the Year 2525

Bread - Mother Freedom

Bread - Too Much Love

Scot McKenzie - Be Sure to wear some Flowers in your Hair

Earth Wind and Fire - Fantasy

Amanda Marshall - I believe in You
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