[Foundation-l] Copyright of Vatican stuff

[valdelli at bluemail.ch]

"Any text which has for author the Pope or a whichever ministry of the Vatican
from now on is protected by copyright. No publisher will can publish the
text of  encyclical or of papal speech without former payment to Libreria
Editrice Vaticana (LEV). This is established by a decree signed by cardinal
Angelo Sodano, Secretay of Vatican, the last 31 may."

The word of "publisher" is "casa editrice" in italian, I think that this
word means "all" publisher because only LEV (which is a publisher house)
has the right to publish Vatican's documents.

Ilario

>
>
>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.
> 
>
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>valdelli at bluemail.ch
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>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
>
>>-- Messaggio originale --
>>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:49:45 +0100
>>From: Pawe? Dembowski <fallout at lexx.eu.org>
>>To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Copyright of Vatican stuff
>>Reply-To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List 
>><foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
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>>> Honestly? Ignore it. The Vatican can't make laws outside it's few 
>>> quadratmeters and outside there are other copyright laws that we obey
>
>>> anyways.
>>> Of those on wikisource only Pacem in Terris is younger than 50 years.
>>> ciao, tom
>>
>>Polish Wikisource has more.
>>
>>--
>>Ausir
>>Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
>>http://pl.wikipedia.org
>>
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