[Foundation-l] Copyright of Vatican stuff

[valdelli at bluemail.ch]

Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV) means "Vatican Bookshop Publisher" and it's
the official publisher of Vatican (it publish already for example the Official
Catechism of Catholic Church).

Ilario


>-- Messaggio originale --
>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:19:39 +0100
>From: valdelli at bluemail.ch
>Subject: RE: [Foundation-l] Copyright of Vatican stuff
>To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
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>"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.
>> 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: foundation-l-bounces at wikimedia.org
>>[mailto:foundation-l-bounces at wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of
>>valdelli at bluemail.ch
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:02 PM
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>>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
>>
>>>-- 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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