It cannot be called virtue to kill one's fellow citizens, betray one's friends, be without faith, without pity, and without religion; by these methods one may indeed gain power, but not glory.        - N. Machiavelli

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

In protest of what in my opinion was heartless injustice perpetrated at the April 18, 1998 Official Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., also known as the SCA, Inc., and/or the SCA (hereinafter "the Board"), I, Wiltz Joseph Bethancourt, III, also known as W.J. Bethancourt, III, also known as Joe Bethancourt; and/or White Tree Productions (collectively hereinafter "Bethancourt") this date withdraws and revokes any and all permission or authority of any kind whatsoever, from the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., (also known as the SCA, Inc., and/or the SCA, and hereinafter "the SCA"), as follows:

A. Of or for the use of any materials authored, created or copyrighted by, or held, under the names, entities or identities of Bethancourt as set forth above. This revocation specifically includes and is not limited to: any songs, tapes, records, compact discs, musical scores, transcripts, poetry, lyrics, satires, political commentary, or other proprietary or creative intellectual property generated by or on behalf of Bethancourt.

B. This withdrawal and revocation extends to use by or for the SCA, in any official record, document, magazine, newsletter, chronicle, or other publication of, by or for the SCA.

C. This withdrawal and revocation extends for a period coequal with the Board maintaining and not rescinding any sanctions, penalties or punishments imposed by the Board or the SCA on Patrick Cuccurello, Mark Kiel, Donald Perine and Nichelle Vargo.

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W.J. Bethancourt III
06/19/98


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