IMHO
sending professionally written letters could be a good idea /even if they are
being sent several times a day by many amateurs/.
A
short guide "how to apply for copyrights" and some examples of very polite
letters (maybe kind requests to allow to make source text a freely distributable
e-module for free Bible programs? as this is the most optimistic scenario?)
somewhere in the web could be of great value. Some kind of information
concerning who, where and when applied would be OK, of course.
I
personally don't believe that it could be possible to handle all things
concerning copyrights at all over the world by one company or society, without
help of local volunteers (e.g. from Poland, Russia, Iraq, Vietnam
etc.;)
Besides, saying "no, thanks" to voluneers would be an attitude that makes
project more close and less open;)
(and
what sucks more than open projects?...)
Of
course, this is my absolutely private opinion.
Wojciech Bartminski
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Abbott Family
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Does "Open Source" scare off publishers? [Was: Onething That I would like to see...]
Remember: we do not know whether the publishers of most Bibles would be
willing to distribute Bibles in Sword format because we have not asked.
We have not had the personnel sufficient to seek out distribution rights
in a professional manner. Legions of users spamming publishers with
emails saying, "I demand that you give me a free copy of your Bible!" is
amateurish and pointless.The above is what I am trying to get at. It doesn't seem as if any one from Crosswire has been trying to do anything and send off dumb e-mail saying what you pointed out is indead pointless.I realize that as a non-profit it is hard to pay for employees especially ones to do one specific thing. I don't really know exactly what all it is like to work at Crosswire but I must imagine that you do a lot and do more than just one thing. That you all have many jobs to do.--David Abbott
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