[sword-devel] Copyright/Locked modules
Jonathan Hunt
sword-devel@crosswire.org
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:55:34 +1200
Hi,
Yes I contact Navpress a few days ago to see if they would be open to allowing
the creation of a module and was turned down. Letter is pasted in below:
I am wondering since this seem to be more the one place the has turned Sword
project down but allowed E-Sword to publish for free if its feasible to add a
filter on Sword so that it can read E-Sword files. This wouldn't be breaking
copyright because E-Sword is still the one supplying the files and we are not
modifying them at all.
Cheers,
Jonny
Dear Jonathan,
Hello from the Message Bible Team at NavPress. Currently, the Sword Project
is not something that we are interested in releasing the Message to. We
need to carefully protect the copyright of our version of the Bible, and it
seems that it would be a complicated process of monitoring the distribution
of keys to 'unlock' The Message; consequently, this is not something we are
interesting in undertaking at this time. Thank you for your email though.
May the Message continue to bless you!
In Christ,
Kristen DiFelice
Rights Assistant, The Message
NavPress Publishing
kristen.difelice@navpress.com
themessage@navpress.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Permissions
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 11:42 AM
To: Kristen DiFelice
Subject: FW: Copyright for The Message
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Hunt [mailto:jhuntnz@users.sourceforge.net]
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 6:48 PM
To: rights.permissions@navpress.com
Subject: Copyright for The Message
Dir Sir/Madam,
I really enjoy reading The Message translation. I have also been using the
Sword project recently (http://www.crosswire.org/sword/).
"The SWORD Project is the CrossWire Bible Society's free Bible software
project. Its purpose is to create cross-platform open-source tools-- covered
by the GNU General Public License-- that allow programmers and Bible
societies to write new Bible software more quickly and easily. We also
create
Bible study software for all readers, students, scholars, and translators of
the Bible, and have a growing collection of over 200 texts in over 50
languages. "
Unfortunately, the SWORD project does not have many modern translations -
which I find very helpful when studying the bible.
The SWORD project operates using modules in a specified format that to
display
the bible, allow searches etc. I am writing to see if Navpress would be open
to allowing the creation of a module containing The Message. SWORD
developers would be happy to do all the technical work involved if Navpress
supply The Message in any electronic format (or in fact could probably
create
a sword module from the existing E-Sword module already available
(http://www.e-sword.net).
The copyright could be whatever Navpress choses and we would be happy to
give
the module back to Navpress for hosting or host the module at the sword
project - whatever suits.
There is also the option of having a "locked" module - which is encrypted
and
unusable until whoever wishes to access it purchases a key from Navpress.
(SWORD project is not involved in handling any money so if this was how
Navpress wished to supply the module then either Navpress or some other
party
(ie a church) would have to be responsible for the actual sale of keys).
In short - we are very flexible, willing to any work involved if Navpress is
willing to give permission. Please reply and let me know if it would be
possible to come to some arrangement.
Thank you,
Jonathan Hunt
Jonathan Hunt
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 9:07 am, Simon wrote:
> > BTW: Has anyone at the Sword Project already contacted NavPress for
>
> permission?
>
> Stupid, I'd already asked this question some weeks ago. I'm sorry...
>
> Simon
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