[sword-devel] New/modern (copyrighted) bible translations

[David Haslam]

And when I was at the Digital Bible Summit in Germany during 2012 we were even actively encouraged to apply.

I attended by invitation. The organisers were fully aware of my role in CrossWire.

Aside: CrossWire is a non-income Society, so the question of making a payment to a copyright owner for a distribution license simply does not arise.

David

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On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 14:20, Troy A. Griffitts <scribe at crosswire.org> wrote:

> We've tried many times over the years. We can try again.
>
> On March 10, 2019 5:49:10 AM MDT, Cyrille <lafricain79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Il 10/03/2019 12:38, Tobias Klein ha scritto:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Has there been any discussion on how to get newer/modern (copyrighted)
>>>
>>> bible translations into the "Sword ecosystem"?
>>>
>>> Users are of course more interested in modern/current translations
>>>
>>> than very old ones that do not reflect today's language anymore.
>>>
>>> Of course this may require some licensing/payment system, but that
>>>
>>> shouldn't be a too big impediment, huh?
>>>
>>> Do you guys know the digital bible library
>>>
>>> (
>>> http://thedigitalbiblelibrary.org
>>> ).
>>>
>>> They provide access to all kinds of modern translations, but only to
>>>
>>> "Library Card Holders". I believe this is used by the "YouVersion
>>>
>>> Bible App" - which is extremely popular (but not open source ...).
>>>
>>> It's possible to "apply for a library card" for "qualified
>>>
>>> ministries". On their website it says: "Other organizations may apply
>>>
>>> for a library card through this website. Approved card holders gain
>>>
>>> access to the digital files through establishing license agreements
>>>
>>> with IP contributors."
>>>
>>> Maybe there are other possibilities besides this "digital bible library"?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Tobias
>>
>> +1
>>
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