An index/concordance is not a "derivative work" because it's completely
automated to create it, in the words of the URL below "purely mechanical
task with no element of editorial selection" therefore not copyrightable as
a separate derivative work... however... because it's purely mechanical and
no
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Joel Mawhorter wrote:
> So according to U.S. law I can't create a derivative work but is a
> concordence really a derative work? It certainly is very different from
> the Bible text it is based on. In its simplest form it is just a listing
> of references for verses that conta
Thus spake "Jerry Hastings"> :
> At 08:56 PM 1/17/2003 -0800, Joel Mawhorter wrote:
>> ...could I create a NIV concordence without the permission of the IBS?
>
> No. See: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.html#who .
Actually, this would probably be okay. (I think, IANAL) In general,
database
So according to U.S. law I can't create a derivative work but is a concordence
really a derative work? It certainly is very different from the Bible text it
is based on. In its simplest form it is just a listing of references for
verses that contain a given word. To me that doesn't seem like a d
At 08:56 PM 1/17/2003 -0800, Joel Mawhorter wrote:
...could I create a NIV concordence without the permission of the IBS?
No. See: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.html#who .
Jerry
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Hi everyone,
While the topics of copyrights and derivative works are fresh on everyone's
mind I thought I would ask a question. Does anyone know what the U.S. laws
are regarding producing a derative work based on a copyrighted work? For
example, could I create a NIV concordence without the perm
Hi!
I posted an update to the collection of the Martin Luther sermons collection.
Since the old data was there for a month and nobody posted problems I'll make
the new version next week official if nobody complains.
Joachim
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Joachim Ansorg
www.bibletime.info
www.ansorgs.de
Shalom to everyone :o)
1) A few months ago I have asked the
source of "HebModern" because I want
to fix a lot of typing/scanning mistakes, but
no one gave it to me - what should we do?
2) Does the new Sword release can be
fully translated into Hebrew? Last time I tried
Chris Little wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
I do fully desire to be able to use OSIS documents.
To me Sword project is the most open Bible software availalbe.
This is why I chose this project.
Texts wise, what would I miss out on by going an OSIS route?
Would there be docume
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
> I do fully desire to be able to use OSIS documents.
>
> To me Sword project is the most open Bible software availalbe.
> This is why I chose this project.
>
> Texts wise, what would I miss out on by going an OSIS route?
> Would there be documents unav
Chris Little wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
If you want to use Sword as a library of any sort (linked statically or
dynamically) it requires that your work be GPL since we are not LGPL
licensed.
Does this mean I could not use the Sword libraries as a plugin?
Would this also
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Joe Walker wrote:
> >If you write your own classes in Squeak to read Sword modules, you're not
> >incorporating Sword GPL code into your work. If you read our code to see
> >how we do it and then write your own code to perform the same functions,
> >you're not violating our
Joe Walker wrote:
My understanding is that all the GPL obliges you to do is release the
code under GPL. It does not stop you releasing it under the GPL AND
another MIT/BSD style license (so long as there is no ad. clause conflict)
Many projects like Mozilla and MySQL (IIRC) are released under 2
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Joe Walker wrote:
> My understanding is that all the GPL obliges you to do is release the
> code under GPL. It does not stop you releasing it under the GPL AND
> another MIT/BSD style license (so long as there is no ad. clause conflict)
> Many projects like Mozilla and MySQL
Joe Walker said:
>
> My understanding is that all the GPL obliges you to do is release the
> code under GPL. It does not stop you releasing it under the GPL AND
> another MIT/BSD style license (so long as there is no ad. clause
> conflict) Many projects like Mozilla and MySQL (IIRC) are released un
My understanding is that all the GPL obliges you to do is release the
code under GPL. It does not stop you releasing it under the GPL AND
another MIT/BSD style license (so long as there is no ad. clause conflict)
Many projects like Mozilla and MySQL (IIRC) are released under 2 licences.
So if t
Chris Little wrote:
On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
If I read the Sword/JSword source code and from that design/information
write (port would be accurate?) classes, methods, etc. in Squeak to
process Sword Modules would I be obligated to also use the GPL?
If you write your
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
> > If you want to use Sword as a library of any sort (linked statically or
> > dynamically) it requires that your work be GPL since we are not LGPL
> > licensed.
>
> Does this mean I could not use the Sword libraries as a plugin?
> Would this also aff
I had trouble getting into http://www.crosswire.org/sword/ last night - got
Apache/Tomcat screen. Trying to get into http://www.crosswire.org/ today
gives me a 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable, plus the screen says there
is a 500 Internal Server Error.
David
- Original Message -
From:
Umm, is anyone else having trouble getting to http://www.crosswire.org? My
computer had crashed and I have been reinstalling many of my modules,
including a desire to get back the tester modules that I have been helping
with from time to time, but I haven't been able to get to the website, but I
ca
Chris Little wrote:
On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
If I read the Sword/JSword source code and from that design/information
write (port would be accurate?) classes, methods, etc. in Squeak to
process Sword Modules would I be obligated to also use the GPL?
If you write your own clas
On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
> If I read the Sword/JSword source code and from that design/information
> write (port would be accurate?) classes, methods, etc. in Squeak to
> process Sword Modules would I be obligated to also use the GPL?
If you write your own classes in Squeak to
Derek Neighbors wrote:
Jimmie Houchin said:
If I read the Sword/JSword source code and from that design/information
write (port would be accurate?) classes, methods, etc. in Squeak to
process Sword Modules would I be obligated to also use the GPL?
Copyrighted works are copyrighted works. I gue
Yes, I understand the GPL. In many instances I believe it is often the
better license. I greatly appreciate the GPL in regard to my Linux OS.
I also think it is great that you distribute WEB as Public Domain. I
would do likewise if I ever publish like material.
When I talk about the viral natur
Jimmie Houchin said:
> If I read the Sword/JSword source code and from that design/information
> write (port would be accurate?) classes, methods, etc. in Squeak to
> process Sword Modules would I be obligated to also use the GPL?
Copyrighted works are copyrighted works. I guess it might be best
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