Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization commenced legal action against BrahmaKumaris.Info.
On 12.24 pm Sept 10 2007, the BKWSU or BKWSO filed a National Arbitration Forum dispute against the registrant of the domain.
At present it is not clear what actions the BKWSU as a whole, or certain Brahma Kumari members within the organizations, are considering but we would suspect it is an attempted "Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy" [UDNRP] dispute. The purpose of such a dispute would be to gain control of the BrahmaKumaris.Info domain name, removing the content and service we provide from the internet.
To file a UDNRP it costs $1,300 to $2,600 plus whatever legal fees one choses to involved. At present the domain name is "locked" and cannot be transferred. It is expected that the case will take approximately two months to complete until legal ownership is decided and we will be defending it. The moderators of BrahmaKumaris.Info remain committed to supporting a forum which documents and openly discusses all matters relating to the BK life. All data has been backed up, can be moved and will not be lost but please make your own copies.
The BrahmaKumaris.Info website was freely registered with the intent to counter what many see as an increasing trend towards secrecy, favoritism and commercialization within the BK Family. It was established to be inclusive of all elements within 'the BK family', rather than exclusive, in the hope of returning the BK family back to its spiritual roots. We have always attempted to support and empower all by giving free and open access to "The Knowledge" - which is considered to be God given to all of humanity - to be honest of our experiences within the BKWSU and help others understand theirs.
In doing so, we have not been afraid to raise and encourage the overdue discussion of commonly acknowledged controversial issues within 'the family'. Issues widely felt by a broad spectrum of individuals affected by the BKWSU both inside and out. Whilst welcoming and publicizing the view points of a variety of splinter groups within 'the family', we have together discovered and continued to make public serious revisions in the history and philosophy of the BKWSU. By doing so, it is hoped others have been inspired to review 'The Knowledge' at a far greater depth than they had done so before.
We also keep on record incidents of what many feel are lamentable failures in the organization's duty of care; the suicides, the handling of mental illness, the physical violations of splinter groups and the leadership's response to child sex abuse.
Whereas we would have preferred that the leadership of the BKWSU had engaged in open discussion and co-creation with other forum members on an equal basis, we welcome the opportunity the engage in an official Domain Name Dispute as the final report will enter public record.
On 12.24 pm Sept 10 2007, the BKWSU or BKWSO filed a National Arbitration Forum dispute against the registrant of the domain.
At present it is not clear what actions the BKWSU as a whole, or certain Brahma Kumari members within the organizations, are considering but we would suspect it is an attempted "Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy" [UDNRP] dispute. The purpose of such a dispute would be to gain control of the BrahmaKumaris.Info domain name, removing the content and service we provide from the internet.
To file a UDNRP it costs $1,300 to $2,600 plus whatever legal fees one choses to involved. At present the domain name is "locked" and cannot be transferred. It is expected that the case will take approximately two months to complete until legal ownership is decided and we will be defending it. The moderators of BrahmaKumaris.Info remain committed to supporting a forum which documents and openly discusses all matters relating to the BK life. All data has been backed up, can be moved and will not be lost but please make your own copies.
The BrahmaKumaris.Info website was freely registered with the intent to counter what many see as an increasing trend towards secrecy, favoritism and commercialization within the BK Family. It was established to be inclusive of all elements within 'the BK family', rather than exclusive, in the hope of returning the BK family back to its spiritual roots. We have always attempted to support and empower all by giving free and open access to "The Knowledge" - which is considered to be God given to all of humanity - to be honest of our experiences within the BKWSU and help others understand theirs.
In doing so, we have not been afraid to raise and encourage the overdue discussion of commonly acknowledged controversial issues within 'the family'. Issues widely felt by a broad spectrum of individuals affected by the BKWSU both inside and out. Whilst welcoming and publicizing the view points of a variety of splinter groups within 'the family', we have together discovered and continued to make public serious revisions in the history and philosophy of the BKWSU. By doing so, it is hoped others have been inspired to review 'The Knowledge' at a far greater depth than they had done so before.
We also keep on record incidents of what many feel are lamentable failures in the organization's duty of care; the suicides, the handling of mental illness, the physical violations of splinter groups and the leadership's response to child sex abuse.
Whereas we would have preferred that the leadership of the BKWSU had engaged in open discussion and co-creation with other forum members on an equal basis, we welcome the opportunity the engage in an official Domain Name Dispute as the final report will enter public record.