I notice the JW bible is copyrighted. Are any other "holy" books copyrighted?
I guess that means publishing it online along with a critique would violate the copyright?
NWT copyright
by goddidit 5 Replies latest watchtower bible
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Aussie Oz
even if it doesn',t you can bet your ass that the WT legal team will go after you and have it removed...
Oz
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Rob Crompton
All translations are copyrighted in the normal way. That doesn't mean you can't quote from them - you simply need to attribute your quotes properly. NWT, NRSV, RV etc along with the biblical reference is all that is needed.
Quoting long chunks is a different matter, of course, though the definition of "long" is a bit vague. In the normal course of things - writing articles, studies, critical notes and the like - there are no difficulties.
It is the translation which is copyrighted, of course, not the original text. So you are free to make your own translation if you wish. If you do, you should acknowledge the edition of the text from which you translate.
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The Searcher
The simple thing to do would be to provide a link to the Watchtower Online Library, where the NWT is available to anyone. Then just simply add your comments to whatever passages or translated words you are questioning. No © problems!!!
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goddidit
"All translations are copyrighted in the normal way"
What, all bibles, including the King James? But there's plenty of websites that show the whole text of many!
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Rob Crompton
In the case of KJ and other old versions copyright has expried and they are in the public domain.
Modern translations appear on the various websites by permission of the copyright holders.
If you take a look inside the lead pages of your bibles you will find the copyright information.