Ismaili.NET - Heritage F.I.E.L.D.Copyright Lawsuit: Defenses Glorifying the Aga Khan filed in federal Court - 2010-04-29
In a surprisingly rapid twist of events, both Mr Tajdin and Mr Jiwa have filed their respective statements of Defense this 29th of April 2010. They affirm to being devoted followers who will unconditionally abide by the wishes of the Aga Khan, whom they glorify in their defense.
Mr Tajdin declares that:
He has not been served yet but the ethics imposed upon him by his faith demands that he should not keep in ignorance the public by being silent on the issue and should clarify all of the facts, pertaining to this lawsuit, of which he is aware.
He reaffirms his allegiance to the Aga Khan, is willing to submit to any of his wishes, and is ready to surrender himself and all his possessions to the Imam.
He has been printing Farman books since 1992 with approval and instructions from the Imam received on August 15, 1992 in Montreal.
He has not received any communication from the Imam from 1992 to 2009 instructing him to stop publication.
He cannot stop publication without instruction from the Imam as this would be a breach of his oath of allegiance to the Imam.
All Farman publications were financial deficit projects done as a volunteer service and large numbers of books were distributed free of charge.
Farman sharing is a historic Ismaili tradition which still continues today.
The current Ismaili Constitution does not restrict the right to publish Farmans
Mr Tajdin concludes that:
He has no choice but to await further direct instructions from the Imam.
He reaffirms his allegiance to the Aga Khan, is willing to submit to any of His wishes, and is ready to surrender himself and all his possessions to the Imam.
Mr Jiwa states that:
"This action does not appear to have been authorized personally by the Aga Khan .."
"In distributing Farman books obtained from Tajdin to other Ismailis, he has not violated either the Ismaili Constitution or any Farmans"
He has not violated the copyright act as "Tajdin was given express authority by the Imam" and regardless of the fact that "the limitations period provided for by the Copyright Act also bars this action as the books containing the Farmans were commenced publication in the year 1992", he will still do whatever the Imam tells him to do.
Mr Jiwa clarifies finances:
He "obtains these books for C$50.00 and sells them for C$50.00 or gives them free, without any profit.
"All monies received by him from the sale of (other) books after 2005 were delivered to the Jamatkhanas"
Mr Jiwa further states that:
"If the Imam edited the Farman before releasing to the Jamats, in effect he is superceding the Farman he made orally previously."
He "unconditionally reconfirms his oath of allegiance to his Imam" and "if the Imam does not desire his Farman books to be distributed to the Jamats (...) this defendant will submit to the instructions of His Imam without reservation whatsoever"
Replies From the Plaintiff are due within 10 days, and Affidavits of Documents are due 30 days later.
[Update from May 6: Ogilvy Renault, the law firm which launched the case has asked for an extension of 15 days to reply to the Defense. They claim delays due to breakdown of email servers, blackberry communication, travel of senior lawyer, time difference with Paris etc...The more delays in this file, the more damage it creates to the reputation of the Ismaili community, the Imam and the defendants. It is to the advantage of all parties that this case be withdrawn from the courts.]
[Update from June 22: Defendants have filed a Motion for summary Judgement to have the case dismissed.]
[Update from September 5:
Online Book that gathers court materials as well as articles that are currently available for the ongoing 2010 Lawsuit:
Copyright Lawsuit 2010: Online Book of All available Materials
News on cross-examinations:
Copyright Lawsuit: CROSS_EXAMINATIONS Table of Contents - 2010-09-04
Latest Development
Copyright Lawsuit: Imam Appears for Discovery and Ends the Case - 2010-10-15
As users are asking to read the letters from Nagib and Alnaz on the court docket, the latest have been attached on the following link:
A. Various Court Filings
Revised Factums have been posted Here:
2010-11-29 Summary Judgment : Plaintiffs Revised Combined Factums of Reply and of Motion
2010-11-29 Summary Judgment: Defendants' Revised Factums of Motion and of Reply
There has been proven fraud in the recent past in the Aga Khan's domain by the Aga Khan's agents:
Aga Khan Lawsuit: Fraud at Aga Khan Studs - 2000-02-22
2011-05-25: A Jamati Member who has never met the Defendants volunteered as his brotherly duty to pay the $30,000 that was demanded in the Plaintiff''s submissions and that was accordingly ordered by the judge.
Read the full details of the $30,000 payment directly to H.H. The Aga Khan.
2011-06-16: The Appeal Memorandum of Fact and Law against the Summary Judgment has been filed in court by the defendants on June 16th, 2011.
Read the Full Appeal Memorandum of Fact and Law
Link to Court Docket Case T-514-10
Link to Court Docket Appeal A-60-11
Link to Court Docket Appeal A-59-11
Link to Court Docket Appeal A-156-13
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| Tajdin Defence Apr 29.10.pdf | 491.02 KB |
| Jiwa AK Defence Apr 29.10.pdf | 543.82 KB |
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Culture of Indian Ismaili Leaders - Imported from Aiglemont !
Dear Bloglaw and All - Ya Ali Madad ,
when you have already gone through said e mail , certain facts might have come to your knowledge , .....i/we , need here only to discuss and say , that ,...such culture ( of threats ) was never part of our Ismaili Leaders Culture any where , ..not in India only , but , i think , not any where else even , in the Ismaili World ,
In the name of Reformations in community , you have developed Deformations only ,
In the name of Discipline , you have developed Pressure Techniques only in jamats ! ,
Imam wants this and Imam wants this , is always imposed on jamats , ..but jamats know well , what Imam wants ?!,
I don't mind , till you really do , what Imam wants , ..but please , don't impose , on jamats , your personal ideas ( not at least foolish ideas ) in the name of Imam ,
such culture is totally a new culture , ..Made in Aiglemont ....established and developed , by particular leader/s in Aiglemont only , and , then imposed by exporting , on ismaili leaders , in ismaili world , ...which is harmful , not only for jamats , but , for leaders too ,
and , they should know , ....a saying in Gujarati ....je khado khode , te j khada ma pade .....this is completely applicable in the event of Aiglemont particular leaders ,
....it's not too late !....jaagya tyarthi savaar
Instead of creating always walls only , between you and jamats , ...some times try to build bridge also , ...and...you will feel , that , jamats which was hating you , till today , ...will start then loving you ,
I have assured you , ...i repeat , i have assured you , number of times , ..that , any leader's money power (and that money from jamati funds only ) , could not succeed against jamats , ....because , jamati funds is like aag ,...and , aag could be used in two ways , ....one to prepare food , ...another to spread fire , ...if you prepare food , ..no problem , welcome !....but , if you spread fire in the house for others ( jamats) , in which house you also live with others , and , you expect , yourself to remain untouched of the same fire ?! , ....is it possible ?!
In short ....jamati power is stronger than money power ,
not MHI , but , you and you only , filed one case only , ...against jamats ( N/A ) , and , you invited jamats , in general , to file number of cases against you ,...whichever cases are there ,.. are against you ( leaders ) only , ...and , never against Imam ,
have you heard ? ....a saying in Gujarati ...jo raja ( leaders ) ek fal tode , to praja ( jamats ) akhu zaad todi naakhe ,
try to understand , and , in time only ,
do i need to remind ?!....better late than never ......ya ali madad .....!