Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-26 Thread Clyde PRICE
Jorge, I predict that RVR60 will remain protected for some time yet. For my own purposes, I found a government-sponsored page that allows a search of all USA copyrights renewed from 1978 to the present. This would NOT list works copyrighted in other countries and protected by trea

Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-20 Thread Jerry Hastings
At 11:19 AM 2/20/2002 -0600, Don A. Elbourne Jr. wrote: >I am also a little blurry on copyrights pertaining to translations that were >done by a committee, since the life of the author seems to play into the >length of the copyright. Does anyone know how this applies? > >Don A. Elbourne Jr. >http:

RE: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-20 Thread Chris Little
> I am also a little blurry on copyrights pertaining to > translations that were done by a committee, since the life of > the author seems to play into the length of the copyright. > Does anyone know how this applies? Corporate works have 95 years of copyright protection (up from 75 years).

Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-20 Thread Don A. Elbourne Jr.
Jerry Hastings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law > > >I have been following this for several years. I am sure there are many > >commentaries an

Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-20 Thread Jerry Hastings
>I have been following this for several years. I am sure there are many >commentaries and religious works that would fall into this window if Eldred >wins the case, but are their any Bible translations that would be affected >either now or in the near future? I believe there are. Off the top of

RE: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-20 Thread Jorge Chacón
Would the "Reina Valera rev 1960" in Spanish fall into this category? I think their copyright would then end in 2010, and it IS the most read bible version is Spanish. Maybe the shortening of their copyright period would prod them into letting the Sword Project use it earlier. What about the Ol

Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-20 Thread Don A. Elbourne Jr.
- Original Message - From: "Chris Little" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law > > Yes, this appeal, Eldred vs. Ashcroft, could have very good effects, if > the good

Re: [sword-devel] Copyright Law

2002-02-19 Thread Chris Little
Yes, this appeal, Eldred vs. Ashcroft, could have very good effects, if the good guys (Eldred) win. I would ask that you guys all pray for a good outcome of this suit. Eldred vs. Ashcroft seeks to overturn the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act aka Mickey Mouse Copyright Act. Tha