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CEDARS (Again) Is it really about religious beliefs?
by Listener in
1. jw
2. friends
john cedars has posted his latest blog "the trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn't put you off becoming one)".

i acknowledge that he is entitled to his opionin just as we are ours but i am disappointed in some of his comments.. at this stage i'll try to be objective about it.

he is defending his own position after all.. what bothers me most is his comments about athiests and christians which he seems to identify as being in conflict with each other.
the girl next door

Its very much like politics. Fan bases. Hater camps. With enemies like that, Watchtower doesn't need friends.
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Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

It is my hope that Deborah Dykstra maintains control over the copyright of Ray's books and publishes them again independently and without attachment to any other entities. Time will tell.
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Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

But the instant we start using terms like "Hypocrisy" and "Moral compass" then we are making an ethical comparison inasmuch as ethics is the formal language of morality.

I knew you would catch me out on that. Well done.

Just tell me you understand what I mean and that everything will be ok.
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Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

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!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

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!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

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!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

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!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

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!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

That was rude. I deleted it.
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Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!
by the girl next door in
1. watchtower
2. bible
now what is your stance?
the girl next door

Called brilliant twice in one day. I'm blushing.