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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  I'm not arguing for ethical equivalency. It's a moot point. What I am arguing for is the negligence in identifying the hypocrisy of a community that has shared illegal copies of CoC and WT copyrighted material for decades, now suddenly finding their moral compass and justifying a separation of compliance to law between two entities, one they support and one they do not. Seems clear to me. I am surprised by the obfuscation of so many participating.
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  Orphan Crow, respectfully, I think it is you that may not understand copyright legislation.
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  Reproducing any copyrighted work in its entirety is not "fair use". Even if you are examining each paragraph for educational purposes as you go along.
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  Well lets take the KS10. Distributed in its entirety. Maybe it is just thrown on a website or Facebook group. People read it. They realize Watchtower is bat shit crazy and they pack their bags and leave. OR, there is a lengthy blog pinpointing all the bullshit from the KS10 that is posted in its entirety. Fair use right? Not so much. The entire book is posted in an effort to expose Watchtower by their own writings. It falls out of fair use because of extent of body of work posted AND changing its intended purpose. Of course WT is going to challenge it. And they have done so successfully not just with the KS10 but with an array of their other "copyrighted" material. The reason why so much of it still proliferates is because WT does not have the manpower to combat it. But many, even on this forum, will attest to Watchtower ripping their information off the internet because of copyright violations.
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  Can I flesh it out? Well it was just a stab in the dark. I have no idea why Watchtower is successful in taking down public entries that they claim infringes copyright or their motivations to do so except for the obvious. Negative expose of their copyright material hurts their bottom line. Members. Members donate. Lose members, lose money. How can I flesh it out any more?
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  That was rude. I deleted it.
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  Called brilliant twice in one day. I'm blushing.
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  Orphan Crow said:
  You have to establish copyright first. I am saying that their material doesn't meet the standard of what can be copyrighted.

  Are you really asserting that everything Watchtower puts on paper is not copyrighted? Or is it not copyrighted to your level of acceptance?
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

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  Also, my apologies to Oubliette and Orphan Crow in getting your user names wrong. It was not intentional.
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  Copyright is utilized in any way the copyright holder wishes. However we weigh in on it, if it agrees with us or not, violation of copyright is illegal, even when that copyright is to suppress or protect financial loss.

  What if Deborah Dykstra decides the ExJW community is too overwhelming to deal with and chooses never to republish Franz' books? Her statement was great. But until we see the books published, we don't really know what she is going to do do we?

  Many assert that CoC is not the end all be all ExJW Bible, but let's face it, everyone wants this book available. If Dykstra doesn't follow through with publishing, I would expect it will continue to be status quo, the mass pirating and distribution of Ray's books.