On 23 October 1996, many CAN assets were sold to Steven Hayes. These assets included the stylized CAN logo, service mark, the phone number, and mailbox number.
It is proper to assume that any individual or organization currently using the stylized CAN logo or any other assets sold on 23 October 1996 has obtained legal permission to do so from Steven Hayes or from the subsequent owners of these assets.
One should also assume that any statements, publications, etc., identified as originating from CAN or the Cult Awareness Network are the product of an organization with no connection to the one that existed prior to 23 October 1996.
Please be mindful of the 23 October 1996 transfer of ownership of the CAN logo and other assets when evaluating any material attributed to the Cult Awareness Network.
See how the current licensee of the CAN logo is using it.
David J. Bardin, former Washington, D.C. Counsel for the Cult Awareness Network, wrote a letter to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, dated 18 July 1996, that raised
. . . issues concerning impacts of the bankruptcy laws on non-profit corporations, namely, issues as to associational rights of individuals in relation to the bankruptcy estate and potential chilling effects on advocacy.
Comments may be sent to Mr. Bardin at bardind@arentfox.NOSPAMcom (Remove NOSPAM to send.).