permission refusals (was: [sword-devel] The Message)

[David Burry]

Wow so many refusals!  Is there anyone who knows for sure why any of these
guys are refusing?  I'm not really looking to open up a conversation about
how evil many people are, I'm looking for actual factual knowledge of real
publishers' reasons for refusal.  I'm asking because I want to know if there
are issues we can address lessen the refusals.  (notice how I'm refraining
from suggesting possible reasons because I don't have actual factual
knowledge of real publishers' reasons, please others do the same, I know
this can get pretty rowdy in here on this subject with how annoying these
refusals are that's why I'm mentioning this caution)

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon" <sword@super-simon.nl>
To: <sword-devel@crosswire.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 2:06 PM
Subject: RE: [sword-devel] The Message


> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> The same for the CEV, Good News Translation and the ALT. Are the
> >> copyrightholders of that translations already been contacted?
>
> >ABS, copyright holders of the CEV & TEV, have denied our request to
> >distribute.
>
> Mm, why do they deny the Crosswire request, and at the same time give
> permission to E-Sword? Not fair :-(
>
> >Gary Zoella, copyright holder of the ALT, has consented to our request
> to
> >distribute--we just need to work on an updated version before we
> release.
>
> Ah, that's good news!
>
> Has anybody already asked Importantia Publishing (copyrightholder of
> Online Bible texts), for permission of the DutLut (Dutch Lutherse
> Vertaling) and the DutLeid (Dutch Leidse Vertaling)? They seem to give
> such permissions quit easely...
>
> BTW: I have contacted the Dutch Bible Society (Nederlands Bijbel
> Genootschap) a few weeks ago, to ask permission to publish the
> NBG51-translation, the Groot Niews Vertaling and the NBV2004 (all Dutch
> translations) with the Sword Project, but they refused...
>
> I also have contacted the IBS, for permission to publish Het Boek
> (another Dutch translation), with Sword, but they ALSO refused..
>
> And I've also contacted Medema Publishing, for permission to publish the
> Telos New Testament (just another Dutch translation), and they refused.
>
> And lastly, I've also contacted the Katholieke Bijbel Genootschap
> (Catholic Bible Society Holland), for permission for the Willibrord
> Vertaling (a Catholic Dutch Translation), and (you can guess it), they
> refused...
>
> With kind regards,
>
> Simon
>
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