<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
,	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
domain	O
name	O
,	O
xenu.net,	O
is	O
a	O
website	O
and	O
Norway-based	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Andreas	B-Application
Heldal-Lund	I-Application
,	O
that	O
publishes	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
owned	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Andreas	B-Application
Heldal-Lund	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
supports	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
all	O
people	O
to	O
practice	O
Scientology	O
or	O
any	O
religion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
has	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
vicious	O
and	O
dangerous	O
cult	O
that	O
masquerades	O
as	O
a	O
religion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
spot	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
searches	O
for	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
for	O
the	O
organization	O
refers	O
both	O
to	O
a	O
traditional	O
clam	B-Application
bake	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
notion	O
from	O
L	O
.	O
Ron	O
Hubbard	O
's	O
Scientology	O
:	O
A	O
History	O
of	O
Man	O
that	O
humans	O
follow	O
a	O
"	O
genetic	O
line	O
"	O
which	O
includes	O
clams	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
psychological	O
problems	O
afflicting	O
humans	O
are	O
impacted	O
by	O
past	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
domain	O
name	O
xenu.net	B-Application
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
Xenu	O
from	O
secretive	O
"	O
OT	O
III	O
"	O
Scientology	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
attempted	O
to	O
get	O
this	O
material	O
removed	O
from	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
and	O
other	O
internet	O
sites	O
,	O
through	O
letters	O
written	O
by	O
counsel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Digital	O
Millennium	O
Copyright	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
receiving	O
a	O
DMCA	O
takedown	O
notice	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
many	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
pages	O
from	O
its	O
indexes	O
,	O
which	O
decreased	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
page	B-Algorithm
rank	I-Algorithm
in	O
searches	O
for	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
incident	O
inspired	O
vocal	O
Internet	O
users	O
and	O
groups	O
to	O
complain	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
and	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
Clambake	O
site	O
were	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
subsequently	O
began	O
to	O
contribute	O
its	O
notices	O
to	O
Chilling	B-Application
Effects	I-Application
,	O
archiving	O
the	O
Scientology	O
complaints	O
and	O
linking	O
to	O
the	O
archive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
has	O
been	O
consulted	O
by	O
news	O
media	O
organizations	O
and	O
other	O
groups	O
for	O
information	O
on	O
Scientology	O
and	O
related	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Spring	O
2002	O
semester	O
,	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
required	O
reading	O
in	O
a	O
New	O
York	O
University	O
course	O
on	O
"	O
Copyright	O
and	O
Censorship	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2003	O
webmaster	O
Andreas	B-Application
Heldal-Lund	I-Application
received	O
the	O
2003	O
Leipzig	O
Human	O
Rights	O
Award	O
by	O
the	O
European-American	O
Citizens	O
Committee	O
for	O
Human	O
Rights	O
and	O
Religious	O
Freedom	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Andreas	B-Application
Heldal-Lund	I-Application
,	O
an	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
manager	O
in	O
Stavanger	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
who	O
administers	O
the	O
site	O
at	O
www.xenu.net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
is	O
registered	O
in	O
Norway	O
as	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heldal-Lund	O
chose	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
organization	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
statements	O
made	O
by	O
L	O
.	O
Ron	O
Hubbard	O
in	O
which	O
Hubbard	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
problems	O
of	O
human	O
beings	O
today	O
are	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
traumatic	O
events	O
experienced	O
by	O
them	O
as	O
spiritual	O
beings	O
when	O
they	O
inhabited	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
clams	B-Application
during	O
Earth	O
's	O
evolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hubbard	O
's	O
Scientology	O
:	O
A	O
History	O
of	O
Man	O
,	O
he	O
asserts	O
humans	O
follow	O
his	O
notion	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
genetic	O
line	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
genetic	O
entity	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
clams	B-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sloths	O
,	O
volcanoes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
sense	O
of	O
being	O
eaten	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
human	O
psychological	O
problems	O
descend	O
from	O
difficulties	O
these	O
clams	B-Application
experienced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
direct	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
had	O
described	O
on	O
its	O
site	O
how	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
had	O
pulled	O
Jon	O
Atack	O
's	O
book	O
A	O
Piece	O
of	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
,	O
a	O
work	O
critical	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
later	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
focal	O
points	O
of	O
what	O
some	O
have	O
termed	O
"	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
Scientology	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
sites	O
to	O
host	O
the	O
secretive	O
OT	O
III	O
documents	O
describing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Xenu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
maintains	O
the	O
position	O
that	O
posting	O
these	O
internal	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
documents	O
is	O
permitted	O
under	O
"	O
fair	O
use	O
"	O
allowance	O
of	O
internationally	O
recognized	O
copyright	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
Salon	O
reported	O
that	O
Scientologists	O
were	O
now	O
blocked	O
from	O
viewing	O
sites	O
critical	O
of	O
Scientology	O
including	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
and	O
alt.religion.scientology	B-Application
,	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
content-control	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
program	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
Scieno	B-Application
Sitter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
's	O
internet	O
service	O
provider	O
in	O
Norway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2002	O
,	O
Xtended	O
Internet	O
's	O
upstream	O
provider	O
,	O
Cignal	O
Global	O
Communications	O
received	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
counsel	O
alleging	O
copyright	O
and	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
involved	O
with	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
various	O
incidents	O
documented	O
in	O
such	O
publications	O
as	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
Slashdot	O
and	O
Wired	O
,	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
has	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
controversial	O
Digital	O
Millennium	O
Copyright	O
Act	O
(	O
DMCA	O
)	O
to	O
force	O
notable	O
Web	O
sites	O
(	O
including	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
search	O
engine	O
)	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
homepage	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
leaflets	O
containing	O
copyrighted	O
information	O
,	O
from	O
their	O
indices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
site	O
itself	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
Norway	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
fall	O
under	O
the	O
jurisdiction	O
of	O
the	O
DMCA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
limit	O
access	O
to	O
material	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
on	O
www.xenu.net	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
actions	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Guardian	O
reported	O
that	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
suspected	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
was	O
mainly	O
concerned	O
about	O
secret	O
documents	O
where	O
"	O
L	O
Ron	O
Hubbard	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
describe	O
how	O
an	O
alien	O
galactic	O
ruler	O
called	O
Xenu	O
is	O
the	O
root	O
of	O
all	O
human	O
woe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
was	O
delisted	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
free-speech	O
advocates	O
besieged	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
complaining	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
censoring	O
search	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
delisting	O
of	O
the	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
site	O
,	O
CBC	O
News	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
listed	O
fourth	O
in	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
actions	O
,	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
searches	O
for	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
links	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
links	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
posted	O
a	O
notice	O
explaining	O
the	O
links	O
were	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
DMCA	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
the	O
internet	O
surfer	O
could	O
go	O
to	O
find	O
more	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2002	O
the	O
International	O
Herald	O
Tribune	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
net	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
copyright	O
controversy	O
actually	O
drove	O
up	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
links	O
to	O
www.xenu.net	O
,	O
which	O
improved	O
its	O
search	O
results	O
in	O
searches	O
for	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
results	O
page	O
—	O
just	O
below	O
the	O
official	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
controversy	O
in	O
a	O
February	O
2003	O
interview	O
in	O
The	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
founder	O
Sergey	O
Brin	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Ultimately	O
where	O
we	O
ended	O
up	O
was	O
the	O
right	O
conclusion	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
initially	O
handle	O
it	O
correctly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
groups	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
actions	O
have	O
later	O
used	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
bomb	O
technique	O
to	O
increase	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
's	O
Google	B-Algorithm
rankings	I-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
number	O
three	O
slot	O
in	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
search	O
engine	O
,	O
by	O
linking	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
on	O
their	O
Web	O
pages	O
to	O
www.xenu.net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
itself	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
accused	O
of	O
an	O
attempt	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
bombing	O
for	O
making	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
websites	O
linking	O
terms	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
L	O
.	O
Ron	O
Hubbard	O
"	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publicity	O
stemming	O
from	O
this	O
incident	O
was	O
the	O
impetus	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
Chilling	B-Application
Effects	I-Application
archive	I-Application
,	O
which	O
archives	O
legal	O
threats	O
of	O
all	O
sorts	O
made	O
against	O
Internet	O
users	O
and	O
Internet	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chilling	B-Application
Effects	I-Application
contains	O
the	O
original	O
complaint	O
letter	O
from	O
the	O
law	O
firm	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
,	O
Moxon	O
&	O
Kobrin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sergey	O
Brin	O
and	O
Larry	O
Page	O
were	O
both	O
questioned	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
response	O
to	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
complaints	O
in	O
a	O
2004	O
interview	O
in	O
Playboy	O
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
appreciated	O
Chilling	B-Application
Effects	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
compromise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Internet	O
Archive	O
removed	O
all	O
Wayback	O
Machine	O
archival	O
pages	O
of	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
lawyers	O
for	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
queries	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
pages	O
had	O
been	O
removed	O
"	O
per	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
owner	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
Andreas	B-Application
Heldal-Lund	I-Application
denied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
is	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Library	O
of	O
Congress	O
"	O
September	O
11	O
Web	O
Archive	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
in	O
Spring	O
2002	O
www.xenu.net	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
required	O
reading	O
for	O
the	O
course	O
"	O
Computers	O
in	O
Principle	O
and	O
Practice	O
"	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
University	O
,	O
under	O
a	O
section	O
on	O
"	O
Copyright	O
and	O
Censorship	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
webmaster	O
Andreas	B-Application
Heldal-Lund	I-Application
received	O
the	O
2003	O
Leipzig	O
Human	O
Rights	O
Award	O
from	O
the	O
European-American	O
Citizens	O
Committee	O
for	O
Human	O
Rights	O
and	O
Religious	O
Freedom	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
which	O
states	O
it	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
"	O
Scientology	O
opponents	O
from	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
was	O
cited	O
by	O
the	O
Committee	O
for	O
exposing	O
what	O
it	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
fraud	O
and	O
human	O
rights	O
violations	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
Dateline	O
NBC	O
aired	O
an	O
investigative	O
journalism	O
piece	O
on	O
Scientology	O
,	O
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
was	O
referenced	O
on-screen	O
as	O
a	O
resource	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
"	O
Xenu	O
and	O
the	O
exploded	O
souls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
St.	O
Petersburg	O
Times	O
called	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
"	O
the	O
best	O
known	O
of	O
the	O
critical	O
Web	O
sites	O
"	O
on	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2000	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
included	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
among	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Our	O
Favorite	O
Sites	O
"	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Opinion	O
,	O
Commentary	O
and	O
Gossip	O
"	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seattle	O
Times	O
described	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
"	O
sites	O
critical	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
News	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
(	O
t	O
)	O
he	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
site	O
portrays	O
The	O
Church	O
as	O
a	O
money-hungry	O
cult	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
article	O
in	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
stated	O
"	O
(	O
t	O
)	O
he	O
site	O
portrays	O
the	O
church	O
as	O
a	O
greedy	O
cult	O
that	O
exploits	O
its	O
members	O
and	O
harasses	O
critics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
other	O
news	O
articles	O
have	O
called	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
"	O
an	O
anti-Scientology	O
Web	O
site	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
program	O
"	O
Technofile	O
"	O
on	O
Sky	O
News	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
controversial	O
sites	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Associated	O
Press	O
cited	O
the	O
Xenu	O
and	O
OT	O
III	O
story	O
in	O
describing	O
the	O
Web	O
site	O
:	O
"	O
Critics	O
at	O
www.xenu.net	O
and	O
elsewhere	O
say	O
advanced	O
Scientologists	O
are	O
taught	O
that	O
75	O
million	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
cosmic	O
ruler	O
Xenu	O
paralyzed	O
billions	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
our	O
galaxy	O
,	O
stacked	O
them	O
on	O
Earth	O
and	O
destroyed	O
their	O
bodies	O
with	O
H-bombs	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
traumatized	O
souls	O
survived.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
news	O
media	O
have	O
consulted	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
and	O
its	O
proprietor	O
when	O
seeking	O
out	O
information	O
for	O
background	O
on	O
stories	O
involving	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
and	O
related	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sunday	O
Times	O
used	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
's	O
resources	O
while	O
doing	O
a	O
January	O
2007	O
story	O
on	O
Narconon	O
and	O
its	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Reveille	O
consulted	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
resources	O
for	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Second	O
Chance	O
"	O
program	O
,	O
specifically	O
for	O
background	O
on	O
the	O
Scientology	O
doctrine	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Purification	O
Rundown	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Daily	O
News	O
cited	O
an	O
"	O
emergency	O
bulletin	O
"	O
disseminated	O
by	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
leaders	O
that	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
seemed	O
to	O
refute	O
claims	O
by	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
representatives	O
that	O
their	O
ministers	O
were	O
forbidden	O
from	O
proselytizing	O
on	O
campus	O
after	O
the	O
Virginia	O
Tech	O
massacre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Associated	O
Press	O
included	O
information	O
from	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
in	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
Scientology	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
religious	O
leaders	O
from	O
other	O
faiths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Illusions	O
of	O
a	O
Borderless	O
World	O
,	O
Jack	O
Goldsmith	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
"	O
secret	O
library	O
of	O
Scientology	O
"	O
page	O
was	O
blocked	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
notes	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
actions	O
in	O
the	O
matter	O
were	O
indicative	O
of	O
its	O
policy	O
to	O
remove	O
search	O
results	O
when	O
threatened	O
by	O
governmental	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
incident	O
between	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
involving	O
the	O
Web	O
site	O
was	O
also	O
discussed	O
in	O
an	O
annual	O
meeting	O
of	O
The	O
State	O
Bar	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
and	O
cited	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
caselaw	O
for	O
"	O
Domestic	O
Copyright	O
Law	O
in	O
Cyberspace.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	O
von	O
Lohmann	O
,	O
an	O
attorney	O
with	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
,	O
raised	O
free	O
speech	O
concerns	O
in	O
the	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
case	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
danger	O
is	O
that	O
people	O
will	O
attempt	O
to	O
silence	O
critics	O
under	O
the	O
guise	O
of	O
copyright	O
infringement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
on	O
the	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
controversy	O
,	O
Harvard	O
Law	O
School	O
professor	O
Jonathan	O
Zittrain	O
predicted	O
that	O
more	O
conflicts	O
involving	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
were	O
likely	O
to	O
occur	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mentioning	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
Internet	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
controversial	O
movement	O
in	O
their	O
2003	O
book	O
Understanding	O
New	O
Religious	O
Movements	O
,	O
John	O
A	O
.	O
Saliba	O
and	O
J	O
.	O
Gordon	O
Melton	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
Web	O
page	O
devoted	O
to	O
the	O
negative	O
aspects	O
of	O
Scientology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglas	O
E	O
.	O
Cowan	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
Religion	O
Online	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
characterizes	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
surfeit	O
of	O
sites	O
dedicated	O
to	O
so-called	O
watchdog	O
organizations	O
or	O
 [ … ] 	O
home	O
pages	O
of	O
disgruntled	O
ex-members.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cowan	O
proposes	O
that	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
seeks	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
that	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
"	O
lacks	O
any	O
redeeming	O
social	O
value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cowan	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
is	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
read	O
by	O
Scientologists	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
meant	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
hold	O
negative	O
views	O
about	O
Scientology	O
and	O
might	O
join	O
Heldal-Lund	O
in	O
his	O
self-stated	O
purpose	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Fight	O
Against	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
on	O
the	O
Net.	O
"	O
</s>
