Kent Steinhaug's own words:
The apostate Kent Steinhaug resorts to threats to cover up his
posts concerning copying Society software (his letter is prefaced by ">"). Of
course he has no legal basis of complaint, but he obviously does not enjoy being
exposed for the type of person that he is. Due to Mr. Steinhaug's inexperience
with the English language (he is Norwegian), please excuse any grammatical
mistakes in his writing.
>Subject: http://jehovah.to/steinhaug.htm
>Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:42:42 +0200
>From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
>To: webmaster@jehovah.to, webmaster@interland.net
>I will advice you to remove this page immedeately. You have not asked my
>permission to publish my writings in any form. If the page is still there the
next time I >check the site out, I will react the way I find suitable.
>Yakki Da
>Kent
My response:
First, your posts are not copyrighted according to the Berne Convention nor U.S.
law. Further, even assuming that such material was copyrighted, I refer you to
the fair use laws of the United States:
Fair Use Clause
107: Limitatons on exclusive rights: Fair Use
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, the fair use of a copyrighted
work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phone records or by any
other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment,
news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use),
scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining
whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use, the factors
to be considered shall include:
1.The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a
commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2.the nature of the copyrighted work;
3.the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the
copyrighted work as a whole; and
4.the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the
copyrighted work.
(added pub. l 94-553, Title I, 101, Oct 19, 1976, 90 Stat 2546)
Otherwise, I find it extremely ironic that you make such threats considering
that you spend a considerable amount of your time accusing the Society of
similar tactics. Please, take whatever actions that you feel are necessary. Your
permission is neither needed nor required.
-The Webmaster
http://jehovah.to
These messages have been edited but have not been edited in such a way
as to misrepresent their content or meaning.
From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
To: watchtower-observer@onelist.com
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 03:03:17 +0200
Subject: [watchtower-observer] Re: Kent about the CD
At 02:05 PM 8/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Gladly. I know of "a friend of a friend" who will pirate CDs for a very
>reasonable fee. I don't know the individual myself.
Well, I do have CD burners myself, so that's no problem at all. If I get an
original - I can copy it.
Kent
From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
To: observer-open@onelist.com
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 05:01:35 +0200
Subject: [observer-open] Re: 97WT-CD for JWs only, not for public
Hi John;
>A statement about burning a book.
I didn't mean to actually burn a book. To "burn" is the word used to make a
CD-ROM, in other words - copy the new Watchtower CD.
It's a great way to steal software :-))
Kent
From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
To: watchtower-observer@observer.org
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 03:31:03 +0200
Subject: Re: [WT] final destination
HI MD;
>If a god with a plan were really in charge, life would not be so absurd
>and unpredictable. If there is a god, it is a moron or a maniac or both,
>and deserves nothing but contempt for its pisspoor planning and lack of
>management skills.
Let me first say that I'm not especcially "religious" - a fact most people
on this list do know. But I do have a few objections to your statement -
generally speaking.
1. You "judge" whatever "god" you are talking about by your own standards.
That a god necceserilly needs to have the same ideas of what's absurd or
not as you do have yourself.
Let me give you an example. I I was elected God (he, he) - most Americans
would never survive the shoch - and I am (almost) human!
2. God may be a moron, a maniac or both. It depends what god you are
talking about. The OT God enjoys killing people, something he did as often
as he could. As long as the enemy didn't have "iron wagons". Then he had to
give in. (He was merely a small dessert god at the time).
As for the management skills, the excuse is that we do have a free will. To
make ourselves happy - or to mess up our life as we please :-))
The fact is (I believe) that we made God in our image. Typically an old man
with white hair and a huuuuge beard (that isn't allowed for the people that
serve him). Other religions generally do have more kind gods - and when the
really dangerous gods are needed to scare off someone - they do have
special gods for that.
. . .
Yakki Da
Kent
From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
To: watchtower-observer@observer.org
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:01:51 +0200
Subject: Re: [WT] What is a Christian?
At 05:49 PM 10/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Will someone please define the word "Christian"
There are many definitions:
1 A person that are afraid of making his own choises - and need a god to
blaim [sic] when he screws up
2 A person that are scared of seeing the world as it is
3 Someone that simply freaked out
:-))
Yakki Da
Kent
From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
To: watchtower-observer@observer.org
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 19:00:08 +0100
Subject: Re: [WT] can't resist filling out forms...
At 09:58 PM 11/14/98 +0000, you wrote:
>But there is loads of evidence for it! Howver, it is out to find if wish. Not
>my place to say so.
>As for them not being cold..... well....!
I'm afraid I don't agree with you there. The Bible itself is absolutely not
trustworthy - too many contradictions and flat out errors.
It's an interesting book - written by politicans, gurus, sectleaders and
their followers. But the "word of God"? NO WAY!!!
Yakki Da
Kent
From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
To: "Ryan" <ryan@crosstel.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 14:12:12 +0100
Subject: [WT] Re: About The Watchtower Observer
At 05:26 PM 2/12/99 -0800, you wrote:
> Unscholarly, whiny! un-Christlike, you are in a world of deep confusion...
> sounds like a complaining brat trying to throw mud atsomething he cant
> have....the truth. I dont hear Jesus' voice in anything you are whining about.
> Looking at your arrangement of whines and bellyaches has been a great
> boost to my faith in Jehovah. Thanks for showing us what its like when
> you follow the path of cain, and forsake the brotherhood for Satan's world.
> Jehovah has sure pulled the plug on you! Wow!!!
I don't hear any "Jesus" in your mail either. The only thing I do hear is a
complete moron, rambling like empty barrels. Why don't you shoot yourself
between the eyes with a 44? I can assure you 100% that you won't hitanything
important for your thinking ability!
Yakki Da
Kent
From: Kent Steinhaug <kent@observer.org>
To: watchtower-observer@observer.org
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 10:01:09 +0200
Subject: Re: [WT]
At 10:06 PM 5/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
>< [When Jesus went into the temple of the Jews;
>>did he tone down his speaches?]
>larry, this isn't the "temple of the jews."
Am I rude if I tell you that questions like that are as interesting to me
as watching the paint dry on a wall? Who cares what Jesus did or not,
wether he was drunk or sober, used a blonde whig, or was bold? If he
visited the temple or a prostitute (as he actually did by "the well").
Be serious!!!! People like Paul were writing personal letters to friends -
and 2000 years later lots of people are wondering what that mean to THEM!!!!!
2000 years from now, people will read 789 Kent to watchtower-observer, and
wonder how that will affect their eternety!!!!!
Be serious!!!!!
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