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the living bible online

Is not yet found in fully digital format, but the Google books facsimile is here.  Sadly, US copyright law keeps you from seeing all the pages. Related Posts:Replacing BHS: Or, How to Make Yourself Well Known in the Field of Biblical Studiesuncopyright and minimalismthe story of the bible translation project on this sitepreliminary thoughts on [...]
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The Creator-Endorsed Mark as an Alternative to Copyright

is the title of this article.  It’s an alternative to copyright which still works as a limited safeguard to the profits of the creator.  Think about it. Related Posts:Replacing BHS: Or, How to Make Yourself Well Known in the Field of Biblical Studiesuncopyright and minimalismthe story of the bible translation project on this sitepreliminary thoughts [...]
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yer a bunch a criminals

Story here.  In a monumental twisting of words, the US government is now labelling those who participate in the sharing of copyrighted material “organized criminals,” as though those who listened to downloaded songs were a bunch of mafia people holding up DVD stores violently.  Meanwhile, Stephan Kinsella’s anti-IP message has been gaining traction–because his book [...]
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weird al yankovic’s views on file-sharing

“I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is severely eating into my album sales and having a decidedly adverse effect on my career. On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!!!!!” [...]
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now this is awesome

Those of you who’ve read much here probably know that I’m not a big fan of copyright, whether copyright on software, books, or the Bible.  Time out.  I want to show you what this post would look like in a perfect world where English would be phonetic: Dhooz uv yuu huuv red much hiir probublii [...]
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on copyright being used to silence dissent: tsk, tsk, kenneth copeland

Disclaimer so Kenneth Copeland doesn’t sic attorneys on me: I’m not saying Mr. Copeland did what’s described in this post.  I’m just repeating a story I think is worth everyone’s consideration.  But whether Copeland is misusing law or not, it’s pretty clear he’s misusing theology. Once upon a time, in the merry land of England, [...]
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wanna know why i shy away from copyrighted bible versions? here’s an example.

Oh, yeah.  I’m sure you’ve heard the lines–Bible copyrights are there just for your protection, to make sure people don’t make profits by selling Bibles they weren’t involved in making, to stop people from corrupting the text. Related Posts:the story of the bible translation project on this siteopen source bible project: moving toward a more [...]
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murdoch misunderstands the internet news world

“I think when they’ve got nowhere else to go they’ll start paying,” he said. Related Posts:the story of the bible translation project on this siteon google snooping and the march of the regulatorswhy google is so successful, and why this site existsA World of ElitesThe Debt Situation is Like a Microphone
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why google is so successful, and why this site exists

And ye shall uphold copyright unto the fifteeth year, and publish liberty throughout all the cyperspace unto the surfers and bloggers thereof;  it shall be a time of rejoicing unto you;  and ye shall unshackle every work from intellectual property, and ye shall return every work into the public domain. — Leviticus 25:10, out of [...]
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