Thanks! I appreciate all the responses. In this case, the speaker has been dead for many years, and the sermon is in the public domain. But the author of the article is trying to convince the reader of a point, and appears to be manipulating the deceased speaker's words to make his point at all costs.
On Dec 4, 2007 3:00 PM, Dick Margulis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lisa Gielczyk (TCP) wrote: > > It's a theology article. Someone is quoting a sermon out of context, > > making it look like the speaker was making one theological point when, > > in context, he was making a different theological point. > > > > > > That's a violation of copyright law. The speaker has an inherent > copyright in his original words. Misappropriating them this was is a > violation. If the preacher (even now) were to register the copyright > with the Library of Congress, he or she could find a lawyer who would be > happy to sue the pants off the person doing the misquoting. > > > > ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
