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Originally Posted by JD Gumby
Given that none of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (renamed the House of Windsor in 1910) are descended from King James I, therefore they have no legitimate claim.  The Church of England (headed by the monarch) might be able to claim copyright, though not under current copyright treaties (unless there's been a special exception made somewhere, obviously) |
Paul is referring to "Crown Copyright". The copyright to the KJV (and to lots of other things too) is held by the "Crown" - the "office" of the Monarch, not the person.