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["Daniel Nordlund" <res90sx5 AT verizon.net>]

To B-Greek and B-Hebrew lists,

I wrote to the webmaster regarding this topic.  The webmaster has given me 
permission to share this exchange.

Dan Nordlund
Bothell, WA  USA

-----Original Message-----
From: bible2 AT ashley.mydnsmachine.com [mailto:bible2 AT ashley.mydnsmachine.com] 
On Behalf Of webmaster AT biblecentre.net
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 9:19 AM
To: Daniel Nordlund
Subject: RE: Biblecentre.net

Dear Dan

I have no problem with you posting this on the mailing group, so that
everyone can see exactly where we stand on this issue of copyrights. In
fact, only yesterday Samuel E. Eerdmans, Vice President of Sales &
Marketing WM. B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY, who own the copyrights of
Kittle, I think, has been in touch. I have responded to this query, and
now await for his response once he hears from his legal team.

As I mentioned, I have again been in touch with Mr Doug Ross, at the ECPA,
as they represent many of the publishing houses. We are also examining the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, especially with respect to the part on
Distant Learning, which might help with what we are doing.

Regards

Andrew

> Thank you for the quick response and the information.  Would it be OK with
> you if I forwarded this to the B-Greek and B-Hebrew mailing groups?
>
> Dan Nordlund
> Bothell,  WA
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Webmaster [mailto:webmaster AT biblecentre.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:38 AM
>> To: Daniel Nordlund
>> Subject: Re: Biblecentre.net
>>
>> Daniel Nordlund wrote:
>>
>> >Dear webmaster,
>> >
>> >There has been discussion on the B-Greek and B-Hebrew mailing lists
>> (where this
>> site has been mentioned) about copyright issues.  Rather than
>> speculating about
>> whether you are illegally posting these works (as some have suggested on
>> the above
>> mailing lists), I have two questions:
>> >
>> >1. Do you have written permission from the copyright holders to host
>> the particular
>> works still in copyright on your site?
>> >2. If not, what is your view on the hosting of these works in view of
>> their copyright
>> status?
>> >
>> >I would be grateful for any clarification on this topic
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >
>> >Dan Nordlund
>> >Bothell, WA
>> >USA
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> Dear Mr Norland
>>
>> After the initial correspondence with the various publishing houses,
>> like Baker, Zondervan, etc, about two years ago, we have had no further
>> contact. At that time some of the contents of our website were
>> questioned, especially with regard to the copyright issue. We stated in
>> our defence, that our website was only a reference library, as one that
>> you could walk into, and consult the works it held, without removing
>> them. The main difference being, that we are online, and therefore
>> reaches a wider readership. Thus far, no action as been taken by the
>> publishing houses to get out site closed down. We now again in contact
>> with ECPA (ecpa.org), to see if we can explore a more agreeable way
>> forward. Till date, we have obtained premission in writing from Ages
>> Library (ageslibrary.com), to carry their works on our site, and hope
>> that others will follow.
>>
>> I hope this clears things
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Andrew Martin
>> Webmaster
>>
>> We have now added protection to the works that we hold, by denying the
>> option of downloading any of the works, by the right-click and save
>> method.
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