Scientologists Force Comment Off Slashdot: “Last Saturday a comment was posted here by an anonymous reader that contained text that was
copyrighted by the Church of Scientology. They have since followed the DMCA and demanded
that we remove the comment. While Slashdot is an open forum and we encourage free discussion
and sharing of ideas, our lawyers have advised us that, considering all the details of this case, the comment
should come down….

This is the first time since we instituted our moderation system that a comment has had to be removed because of
its content, and believe me nobody is more broken hearted about it than me. It’s a bad precedent, and a blow
for the freedom of speech that we all share in this forum. But this simply doesn’t look like a case we can win…. We need to choose our battles and this isn’t one we want to have. …

Now there is the matter of this specific comment. It contained a text called “OT III”, part of what is known as the
Fishman Affidavit. This text is Copyrighted by the Church of Scientology. In compliance with the DMCA, we are
removing it from Slashdot. In its place we are putting non-copyrighted text: Links to websites about the church of
Scientology, as well as links to how you can contact your congressman about the DMCA.” Slashdot