Babelfish says: Any text that has for author the Pope or a whichever ministry of the Sede Saint of hour in then e' protect from the copyright. No publishing house potra' piu' to publish the text of a enciclica and a papal speech without previo contracted to payment with the Publishing Bookcase Vatican (Lev). To establish it e' a decree signed slid 31 May from the Secretary of State Vatican, cardinal Sodano Angel. What is a publishing house under Vatican law? Does this apply to for-profit only? Online works too? Fascinating that his Holiness would lock up IP rights in the first year of his Papacy. Ugh. -----Original Message----- From: foundation-l-bounces(a)wikimedia.org [mailto:foundation-l-bounces@wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of valdelli(a)bluemail.ch Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:02 PM To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Copyright of Vatican stuff Sorry, the copyright will be applied only to NEW Vatican's documents. Please, read this: http://www.ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/topnews/news/2006-01-22_2439593. html it's in italian but it's the more importante italian information bureau. If someone need to bring out Vatican's documents he must contact the Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Ilario _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer under IRS Circular 230: Unless expressly stated otherwise in this transmission, nothing contained in this message is intended or written to be used, nor may it be relied upon or used, (1) by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and/or (2) by any person to support the promotion or marketing of or to recommend any Federal tax transaction(s) or matter(s) addressed in this message. If you desire a formal opinion on a particular tax matter for the purpose of avoiding the imposition of any penalties, we will discuss the additional Treasury requirements that must be met and whether it is possible to meet those requirements under the circumstances, as well as the anticipated time and additional fees involved. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Disclaimer: This e-mail message and any attachments are private communication sent by a law firm, Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A., and may contain confidential, legally privileged information meant solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message, then delete the e-mail and any attachments from your system. Thank you.