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EvilBiker
24th December 2003, 12:30 AM
Link: (http://www.bbspot.com/News/2003/12/bible_pirates.html)

Vatican City - God did not rule out smiting as a final measure against those who share his most famous work, the Bible, on the Internet. This marks the first time a deity has spoken on IT-related questions since Steve Jobs was temporarily Enlightened when touching the One True iMac some years ago.

Citing misuse of His word, misquotation, and putting hardworking Bible printers out of work, God said he would now start hunting Bible pirating around the globe. "I have to defend both my world-famous brand - the Bible and its distinctive likenesses - and the livelihood of those who create and distribute legal copies of it. Sure, they live not by bread alone, but website hits - someone else's website mind you - don't pay the bills for these folks."



edited to comply with copyright rules -- Pyrrho

Yahweh
24th December 2003, 01:49 AM
No copyright restrictions on the King James Version, God cant touch it, so there!

Upchurch
24th December 2003, 06:46 AM
I find it odd that God didn't think ahead on this one, but I guess he never figured someone would actually try to rip off the almighty. Which makes me wonder, do bible makers pay royalties?

whitefork
24th December 2003, 06:59 AM
I believe they do, if they're printing or selling a new translation

The King James and RSV are, I think, in the public domain now, but move recent translations are probably copyright-protected.

(edited for spelling)

Funkenstien
25th December 2003, 10:23 PM
I find it odd that God didn't think ahead on this one, but I guess he never figured someone would actually try to rip off the almighty. Which makes me wonder, do bible makers pay royalties?

Rip off the almighty? No. Religion already does a good enough job of that. :D