First of all, has anyone had any luck getting the publishers of these popular modern versions to allow us to make them available online?
I'm sure many here have dug deeper into all this than I, so could someone clarify a few things for me please... First of all, is it legal to make and use a Sword Module of the NIV/NASB/AMP/etc. if it's strictly for personal private use? I'm guessing it's ok with the NASB and AMP, since they allow you to download the raw ASCII text for personal use right from the Lockman site. I'm not so sure about the NIV. What if you aren't actually distributing the module, but you share the use of it amongst a group of people? That is, multiple people on a network can read/search the NIV, but don't have access to the actual module files themselves? Same thing but what if they are users of a web site, excluding the general anonymous public? Here's another scenario: most of these versions follow a similar "quoting policy". That is, no more than N verses at a time, as long as they represent no more than X% of any single book, and nor more than Z% of the total work, etc. When I asked the NRSV folks about using their text on my webSWORD site, they said that it was ok as long as I stuck to those rules. When I asked the NIV folks the same question, they said "sure, as long as you remove it after 30 days", which defeats the point entirely. My letters to the Lockman folks go completely unanswered. Does anyone know who I'd need to contact regarding the use of the NASB and AMP versions on a web site? Thanks, Mark _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
