Utterly cool ... here come the cavalry ... Open Source Yoga Unity.
- So why cannot the Brahma Kumaris be so enlightened !?!
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OSYU wrote:Bikram Choudhury ("Bikram") was sued in Federal Court by Open Source Yoga Unity ("OSYU"), a collective of Yoga studios that challenged his interpretation of copyright law. The lawsuit resulted in a confidential settlement agreement. Any person or studio threatened by Bikram with a legal action for the violation of his intellectual property is encouraged to contact OSYU's attorney James Harrison at James@jphlawoffice.com.May 3, 2005 - CASE SETTLED
Bikram and OSYU announced today that they have settled the litigation between them involving OSYU's claim that Bikram's copyrights and trademarks relating to BIKRAM Yoga are invalid, and that Bikram engaged in copyright misuse by sending out cease and desist letters. The parties have reached a mutually satisfactory resolution of their differences, and the lawsuit has been dismissed.
Both sides expressed their pleasure that they have put this matter behind them, and look forward to working together in the future to continue to bring the benefits of Yoga to the world.
OUR MISSION
Open Source Yoga Unity (OSYU), a non-profit California corporation, was formed to provide a common voice, and the pooling of resources, to resist the enforcement of the copyright protection of any Yoga style thereby ensuring its continued natural unfettered practice for all to enjoy and develop.
While we appreciate the teachings of Bikram Choudhury and other Yoga teachers, we do not believe that they have the legal right to impose control over another's Yoga teaching or practice. Yoga exists in the public domain.
For hundreds, even thousands of years, the wisdom of Yoga has evolved and grown in the hearts and minds of teachers and students.
We encourage the free flow of information, including the wisdom of Yoga, to all people.