On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:55 AM, Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
Finally, the Dead Sea Scrolls[1] have copyright[2]. Courtesy of The Israel Museum. Congratulations.
If the Dead Sea Scrolls were divinely inspired, like other Biblical texts, then there is an argument that the author is still alive.... ;-)
(c) God, 2011
;-)
Are there any jurisdictions where a religious texts have been refused a copyright for reason of being divine?
There are a few legal cases about copyright of religious texts where the copyright has been given to the 'medium' / 'channeler'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_on_religious_works
And there is the crown hold copyright on KJV, in perpetuity.
-- John Vandenberg