Re: Disputes on this and other RISCOS Groups

Ben Crick <ben.crick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <gemini.jhzgbb00bj8tj00ww.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ray
Dawson
<ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm 90% sure you are wrong about the KJV copyright situation. Although
the crown holds the copyright, the text is generally the one freely
distributed because the copyright allows it for non-commercial use. PD
bible readers invariably use KJV text for that reason.

The Crown authorised Eyre and Spottiswood to print the KJV and the
Book of Common Prayer 1662; but about 50 years ago (?) the Cambridge
University Press got the KJV franchise.

I think you might find that Cambridge University Press hold the rights to
the Authorised Version (AV) and not the King James Version. The texts,
although similar, are not the same and I believe the KJV may actually be
in the public domain now. Not 100% sure about that though. It's certainly
freely available - as are a lot of others - from the e-Sword project.
http://www.e-sword.net

Cheers,

Ray D
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