copies were not to be copied or passed on to others, these denials are undermined by writings of Robert Skutch ("Skutch"), the former husband of Skutch-Whitson and current Vice-President and Treasurer of FIP. Skutch authored a book entitled "Journey Without Distance," which was first published in 1984. In all editions of the book published prior to 1996, Skutch described a meeting in the San Francisco area in the summer of 1975 attended by people who had "xerox copies of the Course." In 1996, the reference to "xerox copies" was deleted. In addition, the following excerpt was contained in the pre-1996 editions: "Judy [Skutch] couldn't keep lending her copy out for twenty-four hours to everyone who wanted it. Despite this, expedients did develop. Jim's copy started to be reproduced. And those copies were then copied. And before long there were over a hundred people in the San Francisco area in possession of A Course in Miracles." This was replaced in the 1996 edition by the following: "Judy [Skutch] didn't want to lend her copy to anyone else. Yet she was absolutely certain that her professional friends who were involved in teaching and exploring the subject of metaphysics would want to study the material carefully. It was then that a creative solution to the problem began to develop." Skutch made these changes after he was aware that Plaintiffs might pursue litigation against Defendants. Given that the Court is faced with cross-motions for summary judgment,
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