Complainant BKHansaRawal wrote:• inappropriately suggesting that BrahmaKumaris.Info is an organization consisting of "associates of" BKWSU
All past and present members of BKWSU are associates of BKWSU because first of all the official literature of BKWSU says that, "once a BK always a BK". Secondly, BKWSU does not award any written certificate or document to any of its members at the time of joining or at the time of leaving. So, how can they label someone as their associate or ex-members?
And have they not observed the growing number of BK members of this site? Do they consider them to be the members of their family or do they want to label them also as opponents?
Complainant BKHansaRawal wrote:• using the domain for financial gain by publishing weblinks to other websites that are "unrelated to Complainant's goods and services
• that we are misleadingly diverting consumers and tarnishing the trademark ... redirecting users to websites that offer unrelated products and solicit donations, subscriptions and advertising space
• that our use of the domain is for commercial gain
I don't see any proof of any financial gain by the Administration of this site by publishing weblinks. Mostly it is the members who quote weblinks for the benefit of other members and they are well within their rights to do so. If the complainant has any proof of financial gain by the Admin. or any other member, they should provide proofs for the same.
Complainant BKHansaRawal wrote:• "more importantly" containing links to "direct competitors" such as PBK whose official name is Adhyathmik Ishwaria Vishwa Vidyalaya
Before becoming jealous of weblinks to PBKs on this site, they should feel grateful that the weblinks to the BK sites have also been provided on this site besides the BK Section of the discussion forum where they can propagate their ideas freely. Can they show any of their site where they have provided weblink to this site or any PBK site?
Leave alone providing weblink to PBKs or BKInfo on their site, they have been banning anyone who disagrees with their philosophy both practically and on the internet. Can any PBK even imagine to propagate the PBK philosophy on any of the sites/forums of BKs?
Complainant BKHansaRawal wrote: • that we have made false allegations of rape, murder, suicide, broken families and undue influence attributing them to the complainant's organization
Mostly such news has been published here by various members based on news reports. When they do not have any objection to the electroic/print media publishing false stories about BKWSU, then why should they worry about any such news being published here. If they have been absolved by the Courts of any such charges, they are very much welcome to share such information with us here. The negative publicity of BKWSU about the incidents that took place in Panipat (Haryana) and Hubli (Karnataka) went on for a considerably long period in the print and electronic media. Did the BKWSU sue any of them for having published/broadcast those news reports?
Complainant BKHansaRawal wrote:• that this domain was registered primarily for the purpose of disrupting the charitable work of the BKWSO
BKWSU has been provided enough space in the BKSection of this forum to publicise their charitable work, if any. In fact one such thread already exists, which has contributions mainly from their so-called opponents, the PBKs. In fact, most of the positive news/information about the BKWSU has been posted in the BK Section by such opponents including ex-BKs.
Complainant BKHansaRawal wrote:• allows users to post defamatory and offensive statements
Does the complainant wants to see the defamatory and offensive statements made by the BKWSU about the PBKs through their official email ID? I have not quoted those statements for the past two and a half years just to maintain the goodwill of BKWSU in the eyes of the world because I know that most of the BKs are good/better than me.
Statements which are much more defamatory than the statements made by the members of this forum have been posted about BKWSU and its founder (Dada Lekhraj alias Brahma Baba) by the followers of ISKCON in their official discussion forum many months ago. Why was BKWSU silent about it at that time?
Complainant BKHansaRawal wrote:• attempting to destroy the complainant's goodwill
As regards their goodwill being lost through this site, I don't know how much of it has been lost so far, but it would be lost to a greater extent if they continue to pursue the legal proceedings against this site.
Regards,
OGS,
Arjun