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{{Short description|Scientology holder of trademarks}} {{Primary sources|date=December 2008}} {{use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox organization |image = RTC-symbol.png |size = 120px |caption = Logo of the Religious Technology Center |name = Religious Technology Center |formation = 1982 |type = Religious / commercial |status = California non-profit corporation<ref name="Rosenoer1997" /> |purpose = |headquarters = 1710 Ivar Avenue, Suite 1100, Los Angeles CA 90028 |addnl_location = [[Gilman Hot Springs, California]], United States |leader_title = Chairman |leader_name = [[David Miscavige]] |num_staff = |website = {{URL|rtc.org}} |remarks = }} {{Scientology sidebar}} The '''Religious Technology Center''' ('''RTC''') is an American non-profit corporation<ref name="ReferenceA">[[commons:File:IRS-Recognition-Denmark.djvu|Letter by the Internal Revenue Service to Flemming Paludan, Regional Director, Danish Tax-Office, Washington, D.C., USA, December 22, 1993]]</ref><ref name="Rosenoer1997">{{cite book|last=Rosenoer|first=Jonathan |title=Cyberlaw: the law of the Internet|publisher=Springer|year=1997|page=[https://archive.org/details/cyberlawlawofint0000rose/page/62 62]|isbn=978-0-387-94832-4 |ol=7448604M |url=https://archive.org/details/cyberlawlawofint0000rose|url-access=registration|quote=Religious Technology Center and Bridge Publications Inc., California non-profit corporations ... are owners of rights to published and unpublished works of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Scientology religion.}}</ref> that was founded in 1982 by the [[Church of Scientology]] to control and oversee the use of all of the trademarks, symbols and texts of [[Scientology]] and [[Dianetics]]. Although RTC controls their use, those works are owned by another corporation, the [[Church of Spiritual Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lavote.gov/home/county-clerk/fictitious-business-names/filing/fictitious-business-name-search |title=Fictitious Business Name Search : Online Name Search : 'L. Ron Hubbard Library' |website=Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk}}</ref>{{r|irsapplic|pages=53–4, Bates 150130–1}} Since 1987, [[David Miscavige]] has been the head of RTC with the title "Chairman of the Board". While exercising authority over the use of all Dianetics and Scientology materials, RTC claims that it is not involved in the day-to-day management of the Church of Scientology; that role is assigned to a separate corporation, the [[Church of Scientology International]] (CSI). According to the RTC website, "RTC stands apart as an external body which protects the Scientology religion and acts as the final arbiter of orthodoxy"{{r|ignetwork}} and its stated purpose is "to protect the public from misapplication of the technology and to see that the religious technologies of Dianetics and Scientology remain in proper hands and are properly ministered".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religious Technology Center, Preserving, Maintaining and Protecting the Scientology Religion |url=https://www.rtc.org/guarantor/ |website=rtc.org}}</ref> In a 1993 memorandum by the [[Church of Scientology International]] (CSI) to the [[Internal Revenue Service]], CSI wrote about RTC's personnel and its income: "RTC ... owns the Scientology religious marks and advanced technology. It licenses the marks to CSI for sublicense to subordinate churches and directly licenses the advanced technology to appropriate churches. Through this structure RTC assures that practice of the Scientology religion within the ecclesiastical hierarchy under CSI's authority as Mother Church remains strictly orthodox, in accordance with the Scientology Scriptures. This church has a staff of approximately 50 individuals and an annual budget of approximately {{USD|6.6 million|long=no}}, based on its annual disbursements for the most recent year for which financial statements are available."<ref><!--[[:File:Summary Description RTC-CSI.pdf]]-->Summary Description of Churches of Scientology - RTC, CSI, CSFSSO, CSFSO, Other Churches, Missions, Field Ministers, CSI Prod. 11-4-93, Bate Stamp: 151396 - 151398, Ex. 1-3, Washington, DC, 1993</ref> == History == === Corporate establishment and officers === [[File:Guaranty Building 79000481.jpg|thumb|upright|RTC offices are on the 11th floor of the [[Guaranty Building (Hollywood, California)|Hollywood Guaranty Building]]. The Ivar Avenue entrance is the side entrance seen on the left side of the building. The building front (foreground) is on Hollywood Boulevard.]] RTC was incorporated on January 1, 1982, in Los Angeles, California, by Terri Gamboa, [[David Mayo (Scientology)|David Mayo]], [[Norman Starkey]], Phoebe Mauerer, Lyman Spurlock, Julia Watson, and [[David Miscavige]].<ref>[[commons:File:RTC-Incorporation.djvu|Articles of Incorporation of Religious Technology Center, Endorsed Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of California, Los Angeles, California, January 1, 1982]]</ref> Six months later, on June 15, 1982, the [[Articles of Incorporation]] were restated.<ref>[[commons:File:RTC-Restated-Incorporation.djvu|Restated Articles of Incorporation of Religious Technology Center, Bate Stamp: A 253931, Los Angeles, California, June 15th & September 13th, 1982]]</ref> On April 8, 1986, they were amended in order to clarify the disposition of RTC's assets upon the dissolution of the corporation.<ref>[[commons:File:RTC-Certificate-Amendment.djvu|Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation - Religious Technology Center, Los Angeles, California, April 8th, May 13th & 14th, 1986]]</ref> On September 21, 1993, the following individuals held corporate positions at RTC: the Board of Trustees was composed of David Miscavige, Gregory Wilhere, and [[Norman Starkey]]. The members of RTC's Board of Directors at that time were [[Mark Rathbun]], [[Warren McShane]], and David Miscavige. RTC's President was [[Mark Rathbun]], its Secretary Warren McShane, and its Treasurer Barbara Griffin.<ref><!--[[:File:CoS-Trustees-Directors-Officers-1993.pdf]]-->{{Cite document |title=List of Trustees, Directors & Officers |publisher=IRS |type=Part of a series of documents submitted by the Church of Scientology to the IRS for application of recognition as a nonprofit organization, all stamped "CSI Prod 11-4-93" |page=Bate stamp 151380 |date=September 21, 1993}}</ref> A 2024 filing with the [[Secretary of State of California]] listed Warren McShane as CEO, Darnelle Bloomberg as Secretary, Barbara Griffin as CFO, and the principal address as 1710 Ivar Avenue, Suite 1100, Los Angeles CA 90028.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search/business |title=California Business Search for corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships of record |website=[[Secretary of State of California]]}}</ref> === Obtaining tax-exempt status === {{Main|Tax status of Scientology in the United States}} On August 19, 1993, RTC filed an application for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the [[Internal Revenue Code]].<ref name="ReferenceB"><!--[[:File:Application-501-RTC.pdf]]-->Form 1023 - Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code - Religious Technology Center, Washington, DC, August 19th, 1993</ref> In the same year the Internal Revenue Service granted RTC's request for exemption.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The granting of tax exemption to RTC and other Scientology corporations was preceded by years of continuous litigation between the IRS and the various entities of Scientology. According to former high-ranking executives, the Scientology organization had launched about 200 lawsuits against the IRS until 1991. During the same time, individual parishioners of Scientology had initiated 2,300 claims against the agency, challenging the denial of tax deduction for their services at Scientology organizations. Late 1991, the dispute over Scientology's tax-exempt status began to resolve through high-level meetings between David Miscavige and the then [[Commissioner of Internal Revenue|Commissioner of the IRS]], [[Fred T. Goldberg Jr.|Fred Goldberg]], who encouraged a final resolution of the legal battle.{{r|truthrundown}} ==Organizational structure and management== RTC stands hierarchically at the top of the [[Church of Scientology]] network. It has regulatory, corporate and [[ecclesiastical]] power over the policy and activities of all other Scientology management units, corporations, churches, missions and other organizations—with the only exception being the [[Church of Spiritual Technology]]. The position of RTC is notably visible in a drawing titled "The Command Channels of Scientology", which the [[Church of Scientology International]] (CSI) and RTC provided to the IRS in their application for tax-exempt status. The Church of Spiritual Technology was not included in that application.<ref>[[commons:Image:Command Channels CoS.jpg|The Command Channels of Scientology, Sketch depicting the hierarchical structure of the network of the Church of Scientology, the drawing was provided by CSI to the IRS in their application for tax-exempt status in September 1993]]</ref> RTC is led by [[David Miscavige]], who has held the title of Chairman of the Board since 1987.{{r|scobee|p=57}}{{r|wright|p=269}}{{r|rinder|pp=122-3}}{{r|reitman|p=154}} Miscavige has been in leading positions within the Scientology management since the early 1980s. Prior to being in his current position, Miscavige had been a member of the [[Commodore's Messenger Organization]] and had been instrumental in the internal purge of the [[Guardian's Office]], the former intelligence service and legal defense unit of the Scientology network. Between 1982 and 1987, he was the chief executive officer and later the chairman of the board of the for-profit corporation [[Author Services Inc.]] (ASI).<ref name="sptimes1998">{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/10/25/the-man-behind-scientology/ |title=The Man Behind Scientology |first=Thomas C |last=Tobin |date=October 25, 1998 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991112103750/http://www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart1.html |archive-date=November 12, 1999 |publisher=[[St Petersburg Times]] }} [https://web.archive.org/web/20000708004553/http://www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart2.html Archive page 2], [https://web.archive.org/web/20000307050557/http://www.sptimes.com:80/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart3.html page 3], [https://web.archive.org/web/19991112150417/http://www.sptimes.com:80/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart4.html page 4]</ref> In 1994 Miscavige asserted that the role and position of RTC within the Scientology network "is not part of Church management, nor is it involved in the daily affairs of various Church of Scientology organizations or missions.<ref>[[:File:Declaration David Miscavige 1994.pdf|Declaration of David Miscavige, Church of Scientology International vs. Steven Fishman & Uwe Geertz, Case No. CV 91-6426 (HLH (Tx), U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Riverside County, February 8th, 1994]]</ref> Such representations stand in stark contrast to declarations of high-level ex-scientologists, who have worked in the Scientology management. Former CSI security officer Andre Tabayoyon and former RTC second-in-command Jesse Prince have stated in affidavits and declarations that RTC and its chairman David Miscavige maintain de facto control of the entire Scientology network, including the Church of Scientology International.<ref name="prince">[http://lisatrust.bogie.nl/Media/video/legal/prince_erlich.pdf Affidavit of Jesse Prince] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101175401/http://lisatrust.bogie.nl/Media/video/legal/prince_erlich.pdf |date=2004-11-01 }} United States District Court, Central District of California, San Jose Division case no. C-95-20091 RMW (EAI)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andre Tabayoyon Affidavit |date=April 4, 1994 |via=[[David S. Touretzky]] |first=Andre |last=Tabayoyon |publisher=U.S. District Court for the Central District of California |series=Case No. CV 91 6426 HLH (Tx) |quote=Miscavige constantly crosses all corporate and ecclesiastical command lines without regard to the fact that there are numerous Scientology related corporations of which he is neither an employee, officer nor director. He does not have to be to control any Scientology organization. He is above all Scientology organizations as the ecclesiastical head of Scientology, COB RTC and Commander of the Sea Org. In this capacity, Miscavige acts as the managing agent of each Scientology organization. |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Krasel/aff/aff_at.html}}</ref> For several years, the above-mentioned "Board of Directors RTC" consisted of David Miscavige, [[Mark Rathbun|Marty Rathbun]], and [[Warren McShane]].<ref>RTC short bio's for [https://web.archive.org/web/20010801200454/http://www.rtc.org/board/index.htm David Miscavige], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010816174216/http://www.rtc.org/board/page01.htm Mark Rathbun], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20020405075807/http://www.rtc.org/board/page02.htm Warren McShane] archived in 2001 & 2002</ref> ===Control of other corporations=== At the time of RTC's 1993 filing for tax exemption, RTC controlled four other corporations:<ref name="ReferenceB"/> * '''Inspector General Network''' (IGN) has served as legal representative for RTC and secular [[registered owner]] of RTC's [[trademarks]] and [[service marks]] "in countries where contracts by religious corporations are not enforced". All corporate positions in IGN were held by members of RTC. * '''WISE, Inc.''', at the time of Scientology's application for tax exemption, had been a dormant corporation from Delaware. It had the same functions as IGN, prior to IGN's incorporation in 1985. * '''RTC Australia''' was incorporated in 1986 as a regional office for RTC in Australia. It is a dormant corporation and has obtained tax exempt status. * '''Inspector General Network International AB''' (IGN Int) was incorporated in 1992 in Sweden. The organization was founded to [[Trademark#Establishing rights|register]] Scientology trademarks and service marks as a nominee for RTC in countries such as Libya or Iran "that do not recognize and will not do business with any United States entity". == Inter-corporate licenses == RTC is the owner and licensor of numerous [[List of trademarks owned by the Church of Scientology and its affiliates|trademarks and service marks]]. The marks and its related [[intellectual property]] form the "Dianetics spiritual healing technology" and the "Scientology applied religious technology".<ref>Copyright and trademark notice of the book "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard, Los Angeles, California, (c) 1950, 2000, {{ISBN|0-88404-632-X}}</ref> [[Church of Scientology#Service organizations|Scientology service organizations]]—the churches, missions and celebrity centres—derive their income from sales of this "technology" in the form of training courses, [[Auditing (Scientology)|auditing]], books, etc. The right to sell the "technology" is granted through license agreements with RTC as the primary license holder or with the [[Church of Scientology International]] (CSI) as a sub-licensor. RTC and CSI in return derive their corporative income from the license fees. The licensing and its related actions are a major corporate activity of these organizations.<ref name="LicenseAgreement"><!--[[:File:License-Agreement-RTC-CSI.pdf]]-->"License Agreement - CSI (Marks)", License Agreement between Religious Technology Center and Church of Scientology International, California, May 18th, 1982</ref> === Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) === Shortly after its inception on January 1, 1982, RTC received on May 16, 1982 "the ownership, supervision and control" of the trademarks and service marks identifying "Scientology applied religious philosophy" and "Dianetics spiritual healing technology" by the originator and founder of Scientology, [[L. Ron Hubbard]] through an "[[Assignment (law)|assignment agreement]]".<ref><!--[[:File:Assignment-RTC.pdf]]-->"Assignment Agreement (LRH/RTC) (Marks)", Notarized Agreement between L. Ron Hubbard and the Religious Technology Center, County of Los Angeles, California, May 16th, 1982</ref> This agreement was subject to an additional "Option Agreement" between Hubbard, RTC and another Scientology corporation, the [[Church of Spiritual Technology]] (CST). In two "Option Agreements" from May 1982, Hubbard granted CST the right to purchase at any time from RTC the "Marks", the "Advanced Technology" and all the rights to them for the sum of {{USD|100|long=no}}.<ref><!--[[:File:Option-Agreement-LRH-CST.pdf]]-->"Option Agreement (Marks)", Notarized Agreement between L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Spiritual Technology, County of Los Angeles, California, May 10th, 1982/July 9th, 1982</ref><ref><!--[[:File:Option-Agreement-LRH-CST-AT.pdf]]-->Option Agreement (Advanced Technology-U.S.) - Notarized Agreement between L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Spiritual Technology, California, May 10th & July 9th, 1982</ref> Parallel and similar-sounding agreements between Hubbard, RTC and CST were created during that period concerning the "Advanced Technology", which consists of unpublished derivates of Scientology's confidential "Advanced technology" ([[Operating Thetan|OT Levels]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/08/church_of_scientology_contacts_wikileaks/|title=Scientology threatens Wikileaks with injunction|first=Cade|last=Metz|date=8 April 2008|website=[[The Register]]|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref><!--[[:File:Assignment-Agreement-LRH-RTC-AT.pdf]]-->"Assignment Agreement (LRH/RTC) (Advanced Technology - US)", Notarized Agreement between L. Ron Hubbard and the Religious Technology Center, Los Angeles, California, May 10th & 16th, 1982</ref> Under these agreements RTC is to turn over 90% of its net income to CST. A document from 1991, reflecting the "financial money flows" of RTC during the year 1989, showed a turnover of 59% of RTC's net income towards CST.<ref><!--[[:File:Analysis-Financial-Flows-RTC.pdf]]-->"Religious Technology Center - Analysis of Financial Flows 1989", Exhibit I-9 for Application for Tax-Exempt Status 501(c)(3), Bate Stamp: CSI Prod 11-4-93 151414</ref> === Church of Scientology International (CSI) === RTC and Church of Scientology International (CSI) entered a license agreement on May 18, 1982, granting CSI, the new "Mother Church of Scientology", the right to use and sub-license certain of the trademarks and service marks. In return for the grant of the marks, the agreement gave RTC practically an unlimited corporate control not only over the activities of CSI but also over every organization that is a sub-licensee of CSI.<ref name="LicenseAgreement"/>{{Efn|Quote: "RTC shall have the right to monitor all operations of CSI and its related organizations, inspect all books, records and facilities, pertaining to use of the Marks and receive sample specimens and summaries of literature, publications and products using the marks, ... RTC may, if it ever deems it necessary or advisable, send a corrective mission to any organization authorized the Marks to correct any deviation from the standards, specifications or guidelines of this Agreement, ..."}} === Church of Scientology Western United States (CoSWUS) === In 1985, RTC and the Church of Scientology Western United States (CoSWUS) entered an organizational covenant granting CoSWUS the right to sell and deliver the "Advanced Technology" to its public members while guaranteeing weekly payments of 6% of the monetary value of the "Advanced Technology"-services that are being delivered to the public from CoSWUS towards RTC.<ref><!--[[:File:Covenant-RTC-CSWUS-AT.pdf]]-->"Organizational Covenant - Advanced Technology - US", Covenant between the Church of Scientology Western United States & Religious Technology Center, Location: probably: Los Angeles, California, May 23rd, 1985</ref> === Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (FSO) === On January 1, 1982, RTC and [[Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization]] (FSO) signed an organizational covenant with similar content to the covenant between RTC and CoSWUS.<ref><!--[[:File:Covenant-RTC-CSFSO-AT.pdf]]-->"Organizational Covenant - Advanced Technology - US", Covenant between Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization & Religious Technology Center, Location: probably Clearwater, Florida, January 1st, 1982</ref> === Other Scientology organizations === RTC has entered over the years similar organizational covenants/license agreements with all the other "[[Church of Scientology#Advanced orgs|Advanced Organizations]]" (AOs) within the Scientology network. As all the AO's are integrated within a corporation, these agreements are formulated between RTC and these corporations, such as "Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization, Inc." from Netherlands Antilles,<ref><!--[[:File:License-Agreement-RTC-FSSO.pdf]]-->License Agreement - RTC/Licensee - License Agreement between Religious Technology Center and Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization, Netherlands Antilles, June 2nd, 1988</ref> the "Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc." from East Grinstead, England,<ref><!--[[:File:Covenant-RTC-CoSRECI-AT.pdf]]-->Advanced Technology Covenant RTC/RECI, Covenant between Religious Technology Center & Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc., East Grinstead, England, November 18th, & December 1st, 1988</ref> the "Church of Scientology, Inc." from Sydney, Australia<ref><!--[[:File:Covenant-RTC-CoSInc-AT.pdf]]-->Advanced Technology Covenant RTC/Church of Scientology (Australia), Covenant between Religious Technology Center & Church of Scientology Inc., Sydney, Australia, December 24th, 1988 & March 16th, 1989</ref> and with "Church of Scientology Advanced Organization Saint Hill Europe & Africa" (AOSH EU).<ref><!--[[:File:Covenant-RTC-AOSHEU-AT.pdf]]-->Example Covenant: "Advanced Technology Covenant - RTC/AOSH", Covenant between the Church of Scientology Advanced Organization Saint Hill Europe & Africa & Religious Technology Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 1st, 1988, November 25th & December 14th, 1989</ref> RTC has registered its service marks and trademarks in various countries all over the world. Due to certain legal restrictions for religious corporations in certain countries, RTC founded the corporation "Inspector General Network, Inc." (IGN) on June 7, 1985, which functions as a "secular" representative for RTC in those countries.<ref><!--[[:File:Amendement-Incorporation-IGN.pdf]]-->Notarized Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, Inspector General Network, Endorsed Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State in the State of California, CSI Prod - November 22, 1993 - Bate Stamp: 237255, Los Angeles, California, June 7th, 1985</ref> In 1985 RTC entered with IGN a so-called "Reversion and Reservation Agreement", which regulated the rights and obligations with regards to the Scientology and Dianetics trademarks of the "secular" organizations IGN and "[[World Institute of Scientology Enterprises]], Inc." (WISE Inc.), a dormant Delaware corporation.<ref><!--[[:File:Reversion-Agreement-RTC-WISE.pdf]]-->Reversion and Reservation Agreement between Religious Technology Center and Inspector General Network, a California non-profit public benefit corporation, Los Angeles, California, June 17th, & 18th, 1985</ref> ==Litigation== {{See also|Scientology and law}} Since its inception in 1982, RTC has been involved in various lawsuits in both [[State court (United States)|state]] and [[United States federal courts|federal courts]]. The majority of the cases initiated by RTC allege unauthorized use of Scientology's copyrights, service marks, or trademarks. Critics of Scientology contend that a great number of these lawsuits have been launched in order "to silence critics".<ref>Church in Cyberspace, Marc Fisher, Washington Post, August 19, 1995</ref> The courts have agreed in some cases; in ''[[Arnie Lerma#RTC v. Lerma|RTC v. Lerma]]'' Judge Leonie Brinkema found that the RTC's lawsuit was intended to pursue the "broader motivation" of "the stifling of criticism and dissent of the religious practices of Scientology and the destruction of its opponents".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/specials/scientology/SCIENTOLOGY_1.html |title=BU's Scientology Connection -- Part 1 |access-date=2008-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517090633/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/specials/scientology/SCIENTOLOGY_1.html |archive-date=2008-05-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The RTC filed a lawsuit on January 1, 1985, in the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]] against Robin Scott and the Church of New Civilization<!--not to be confused with the [[New Civilization Church]])-->, a [[Free Zone (Scientology)|Scientology splinter group]], alleging theft and unauthorized use of confidential material owned by RTC. The case took over a decade to resolve, and in a 1996 appeal, the justices scolded RTC, writing "After 1,825 docket entries and nine years of pretrial litigation ... there is little doubt that RTC is playing 'fast and loose' with the judicial system ... in light of RTC's documented history of vexatious behavior, RTC's actions are indefensible".<ref>[[s:Religious Technology Center v. Scott (1996)|Unpublished Opinion from April 11, 1996, Religious Technology Center et al. vs. Robin Scott et al., 82 F.3d 423, 1996 WL 171443, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]</ref> ==Knowledge reports== The RTC maintains a task force called the Inspector General Network, an investigatory body which operates from seven offices on four different continents.{{r|ignetwork}} The IGN's stated function is to "keep Scientology working by ensuring the pure and ethical use of Dianetics and Scientology technology."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtc.org/en_US/matters/index.html |title=Religious Technology Center Matters of RTC Concern |access-date=2006-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022163614/http://www.rtc.org/en_US/matters/index.html |archive-date=2006-10-22 }}</ref> RTC, like the Church of Scientology, encourages the use of "[[Scientology ethics and justice#Ethics reports and files|Knowledge Reports]]" (KR) from anyone inside or outside of the Church, to report on potential misuse of the [[Standard tech (Scientology)|Standard Tech]] and copyrighted/trademarked materials. They maintain an online form in which anyone is encouraged to report any such matters that may be of concern.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rtc.org/reports/form/index.html?locale=en |title = RTC Electronic Report Form |website=rtc.org}}</ref> The use of reports is one system used by RTC to police the use of Scientology materials and the application. ==See also== * [[Sea Org]] * [[List of Scientology organizations]] * ''[[Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.]]'' * ''[[Religious Technology Center v Lerma]]'' == Notes == {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="ignetwork">{{Cite web |title=Inspector General Network |url=https://www.rtc.org/guarantor/inspector-general-network.html |website=rtc.org}}</ref> <ref name=irsapplic>{{multiref2 |1=Form 1023 – Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code – Church of Scientology International, Washington, DC, August 18, 1993 |2={{cite document |publisher=IRS |date=November 4, 1993 |title=Form 1023 Attached Statement |author=Church of Scientology International |pages=Bates 150068–150181}}{{Cite web |title=FOIA copy |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Stop-Narconon/Documents/irs-1023-attachment.pdf}} }}</ref> <ref name="reitman">{{cite book |last=Reitman |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Reitman |title=Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion |title-link=Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion |date=2011 |isbn=9780618883028 |ol=24881847M |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] }}</ref> <ref name="rinder">{{cite book |title=A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology |first=Mike |last=Rinder |author-link=Mike Rinder |year=2022 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=9781982185763}}</ref> <ref name="scobee">{{Cite book |last=Scobee |first=Amy |author-link=Amy Scobee |title=Scientology — Abuse at the Top |year=2010 |publisher=Scobee Publishing |isbn=9780692008010}}</ref> <ref name="truthrundown">{{multiref2 |1=The Truth Rundown, a three-part series by Thomas C. Tobin and Joe Childs, [[St Petersburg Times]] |2= {{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2019/10/17/scientology-the-truth-rundown/ |title=Scientology: The Truth Rundown, Part 1 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology |date=June 21, 2009 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805173806/http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1012148.ece |archive-date=August 5, 2009}} |3= {{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2019/10/17/the-truth-rundown-part-2-of-3-death-in-slow-motion/ |title=Death in slow motion: Part 2 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology |date=June 22, 2009 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810224049/http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1012234.ece |archive-date=August 10, 2009}} |4= {{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2019/10/17/the-truth-rundown-part-3-of-3-ecclesiastical-justice/ |title=Scientology: Ecclesiastical justice, Part 3 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology |date=June 23, 2009 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809103436/http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/article1012575.ece |archive-date=August 9, 2009}} |5= {{Cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/project/ |title=Index of Truth Rundown and related articles and videos |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102070229/http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/project/ |archive-date=January 2, 2010}} }}</ref> <ref name="wright">{{cite book |last=Wright |first=Lawrence |author-link=Lawrence Wright |title=Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief |publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf]] |year=2013 |isbn=9780307700667 |ol=25424776M |title-link=Going Clear (book)}}</ref> }} == Further reading == * {{Cite book| publisher = Springer| isbn = 978-0-387-94832-4| last = Rosenoer| first = Jonathan| title = Cyberlaw: the Law of the Internet| date = 1996-11-07 |pages=62–88 |ol=7448604M}} == External links == *[http://www.rtc.org/ Religious Technology Center] {{Scientology}} [[Category:1982 establishments in California]] [[Category:Intellectual property law]] [[Category:Scientology organizations]] [[Category:Hemet, California]] [[Category:Organizations based in Riverside County, California]]
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