[sword-devel] NA27 module question

Matthew Donadio sword-devel@crosswire.org
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:28:03 -0500


"Rev. Michael Paul Johnson" wrote:
> They can make more money on it if they claim a copyright and enough
> people believe their claim. Never underestimate the power of profit
> motives in Bible publication. (I prefer a prophet motive, myself.)

They can also protect the UBS4/NA27 text itself with the copyright. 
Without a copyright, then anyone else (like the JW's) is free to alter
the text and publish it and say it is UBS4/NA27.  I don't think any of
us want that to happen.

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Matthew Donadio (m.p.donadio@ieee.org)