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 not a derivative work it may still fall under the original copyright protection of the original work... so.... the answer still may be "no you can't do that without permission" but for a different reason than the original questioner was asking.
Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Narkinsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Copyrights and derivative works > 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, > databases of factual information are not copyrightable. In this case, he is > not reproducing the text, he is simply describing it. That is, he is saying > "the NIV uses word X in passage Y" - not reproducing the text. It is well > within fair use for me to consult someone else's work in the preparation of > my own - I just can't duplicate their work in my own. > > On the other hand, if he wanted to take the NIV text and adapt it to produce > something like the New International Readers Version, that would violate the > copyright. > > Patrick > > -- > Patrick Narkinsky - Apprentice Pastor, Hope Community Church > > "I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it." > > - Thomas a Kempis > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
