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Originally Posted by martienne
If anyone wants to see the debate "copyright lovers vs inncocent Swedish Bible reader" check out the Workshop forum https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...25#post2882225 .
I am seriously beginning to wonder what the deal is. Why do 5-6 people feel it necessary to lecture me about copyright in this thread?
I am a Swedish citizen, and as such I have a constitutional right to read all state documentation of Sweden. The State supported and funded the latest official bible translation (not available as an ebook) and it is available in full as deposition 2000:100.
I explain in the thread there is no issue whatsoever with me having my personal copy of it. Our constitution protects it. Yet everybody and his DOG starts lecturing me about it.
What's it to them? Are they tax payers in Sweden? They don't even know what they are talking about - what I am doing happened to be perfectly legal, but even if it wasn't why should a minor infringement in a language they don't even speak, bother them.
I don't understand what's going on here. Why is everybody such a fanatical copyright fan. |
I cannot find any posts in this thread lecturing you or the Swedish bible or any other bible? Or anything smacking of copyright fandom for that matter. Or the explanation you speak of.
It seems that the Swedish bible is possibly one of the few that is not public domain although I am unclear on the topic.
http://falkvinge.net/2013/04/15/crea...opoly-holders/
Seems that the Swedish people are more copyright fans than most. But you can read it online.
The discussion is not aimed at you or your rights, but on the impact that the discussion could have on the future of publishing and the payment of authors.
Read your bible in health and happiness however you choose to do it.
Helen