[sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-09 Thread Glenn Reed
Hi, I just had a crazy thought. Seeing we have the problem where copyright holders don't see us as necessary, why not set up a web page for user request of the locked modules. They click on a button for the module they request which asks them for certain details, name, address, etc and then

RE: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-10 Thread Stephen Denne
> why not set up a web page for user request of the locked modules To avoid annoying bible societies, I would not have an auto-emailer. Registering the level of interest might be a good idea though. > Maybe an appeal > to their bank balance might be stronger than an appeal to their > conscie

Re: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-10 Thread Scott Thomas
Stephen makes some good points. Perhaps an online "petition", getting people to simply add their name to a message requesting release of the module would help to show that the interest is substantial. Scott On Tuesday 10 September 2002 06:59 am, you wrote: > > why not set up a web page for u

Re: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-10 Thread Leon Brooks
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 19:22, Scott Thomas wrote: > Perhaps an online "petition", getting people to simply add their name > to a message requesting release of the module would help to show that > the interest is substantial. Or not. (-: I would be tempted to not contact the supplier until one of th

Re: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-10 Thread Don A. Elbourne Jr.
I might be wrong in this, but I don't believe the publishers of the most popular bible translations have been approached with the possibility of marketing their products through Sword. I believe they have only been contacted with requests to give their product away for free. If I understand correc

RE: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-10 Thread John Gardner
o:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Don A. Elbourne Jr. > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 6:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems > > > I might be wrong in this, but I don't believe the publishers of the most > pop

Re: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-10 Thread Chris Little
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Don A. Elbourne Jr. wrote: > because they are low-down > money-grubbing, good-for-nothing, miserly evil hordes bent on sucking as > much filthy lucre out of the poor Christian community as they possibly can. Amen brother! > (in case you need a hint, that last phrase was sar

RE: [sword-devel] Possible Solution to copyright problems

2002-09-10 Thread Jerry Hastings
At 08:33 AM 9/10/2002 -0700, John Gardner wrote: >...It takes discernment. There are no formulae. I agree. >...They didn't price things in such a way that it gouged folks but >not at cost either. Sometimes they did sell at cost and sometimes gave away >for free. In those days they probably ha