revision were made, of which a few were given out. Wapnick did not duplicate his copy, nor is he aware of anyone else having done so.
Schucman and Thetford, in particular, were reluctant to show the manuscript to too many people, partially because they were concerned about their professional reputations as serious academics. Skutch-Whitson, on the other hand, who was heavily involved in the exploration of paranormal activity, appears to have been eager to share the manuscript with friends. During the summer of 1975, she obtained permission from Schucman and Thetford to make and distribute several copies of the Course to friends in the San Francisco Bay area. Through Skutch-Whitson and her friends, up to a hundred copies of the manuscript may have been distributed in this manner in the San Francisco area. These copies were distributed without any copyright notice affixed, and the recipients may not have been told that the work was protected by copyright and was not to be copied or distributed. In like manner, copies may also have been distributed in North Carolina around the same time. Some copies were handed out for review and analysis; others, allegedly, simply to share with friends.
Although Plaintiffs have denied that any distribution of copies took place beyond the circulation of a handful of copies to select individuals for commentary, with express warning that such
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