In brief, yes. You can do anything you wish with public domain material.
However, your additions may be copyrighted, based on the local laws. In that case, you may have to specifically put your additions back into the public domain. That step prevents any watchdog groups from suing a site like sword for copyright infringement. Just include a statement in your modified text that you are giving it back to the public domain.
On 10/18/05, Vladimir Támara Patiño <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Regarding my last email:
http://www.crosswire.org/pipermail/sword-devel/2005-September/022678.html
I would like to know your thougts about the permission I'm asking. Can
I add the Strong's numbers of KJV2003 to a translations of the gospels
that is in the public domain?
http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/12500
http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/12501
http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/12502
http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/12503
Obviously I will give credit. Please check the first footnote of each
gospel, there you will find the credits, and there I would add Crosswire
and the volunteers that helped to add Strong numbers to KJV2003 (someone else,
or more specific credits?).
I prefer to ask for this permission, since I'm confused about the status
of the Strong's numbers in the KJV module (GPL licensed or public domain?).
At:
http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=KJV
I read:
'CrossWire Bible Society hereby grants a general public license to use
this text for any purpose.'
However at http://www.crosswire.org/sword/kjv2003/index.html (also
attached) I read:
'For our first new text project, we're starting a KJV / Textus Receptus
parallel text which will be placed into the public domain upon
completion.'
Please let me know.
Best regards. God illuminate us.
--
Dios, por favor, ayudanos a hacer Tu voluntad que es felicidad desbordante.
http://www.primarilypublicdomain.org/letter/
--
Vladimir Támara Patiño.
http://www.geocities.com/v-tamara
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