Post subject: Re: Bible Revenue (or any other religious scripture)
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:16 am
Spaceman
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
good question. does the church have some kind of copyright on the good news?
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
Post subject: Re: Bible Revenue (or any other religious scripture)
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:40 am
Spaceman
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
mecca2687 wrote:
i'd put money on the church. pope robes don't come cheap.
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
I would imagine it would be for the publisher/editor/translator. And if that particular Bible were affiliated with a specific church, I suppose that's where the rest of it would go. But there are so many different "brands" of Bibles out there right now, I'd think that there are also plenty which aren't affiliated with a church, so they are free to do what they'd like with the money.
_________________ "Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." -- John Steinbeck
Dear Yahoo!: Is the Bible copyrighted? Ron Asheville, North Carolina
Dear Ron: There are no original Biblical copyright holders. The Bible was written by roughly 40 or so people over the span of 1,500 years (from around 1450 B.C. until A.D. 100). It was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
Many modern translations of the Bible are copyrighted. While several of these Bible copyright holders offer their translations online and allow people to make attributed quotes, they would probably frown upon someone printing their translation and trying to sell it. Besides, since a Bible quote in English is by definition a translation, it's good practice to attribute the source.
As we quickly discovered, copyright law is a complicated affair. Many books become public domain 70 years after the author's death. Of course, it goes without saying that the Bible isn't your average book, so we suggest you check with the publisher. However, the Bible Gateway notes that many versions are in the public domain including the King James Bible.
The $200 million market for Bibles is as flat as a leather Bible cover and this trend has naturally resulted in much reflection... The result is too many Bibles for too few faithful, according to Michael A. Kupinski, an analyst with A. G. Edwards, who tracks Thomas Nelson Inc., the largest publicly held publisher of Bibles. Nelson reported losing almost $1.4 million in its fiscal first quarter ended in June.
seems like a business like any other.
_________________ "Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." -- John Steinbeck
Post subject: Re: Bible Revenue (or any other religious scripture)
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:28 pm
Needs to start paying for bandwidth
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:20 am Posts: 31173
Green Habit wrote:
http://ask.yahoo.com/20050202.html
Dear Yahoo!: Is the Bible copyrighted? Ron Asheville, North Carolina
Dear Ron: There are no original Biblical copyright holders. The Bible was written by roughly 40 or so people over the span of 1,500 years (from around 1450 B.C. until A.D. 100). It was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
so basically it was its own wikipedia of its time.....
Post subject: Re: Bible Revenue (or any other religious scripture)
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:37 pm
AnalLog
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:40 am Posts: 25451 Location: 111 Archer Ave.
conoalias wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
http://ask.yahoo.com/20050202.html
Dear Yahoo!: Is the Bible copyrighted? Ron Asheville, North Carolina
Dear Ron: There are no original Biblical copyright holders. The Bible was written by roughly 40 or so people over the span of 1,500 years (from around 1450 B.C. until A.D. 100). It was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
so basically it was its own wikipedia of its time.....
i should be somewhat offended, but this is actually pretty funny.
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