The question of copyright ownership for papal works

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The question of copyright ownership for papal works has special urgency, as reporters await the appearance of the first encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI. The Italian journal Famiglia Cristiana won a major coup by arranging for publication of the full text of Deus Caritas Est, but had to set back the publication date of its special issue until the encyclical was released.

Some English-language reports on the dispute in Italy have suggested-- inaccurately-- that the Vatican would forbid quotations from the encyclical, or charge fees to journals that reproduced passages from the work.

Vatican officials explain that their goal is not to limit access to the Pope’s words, but to prevent “premature” publication of leaked documents, and to guard against exploitation of the Pope’s name.
 
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The question of copyright ownership for papal works has special urgency, as reporters await the appearance of the first encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI. The Italian journal Famiglia Cristiana won a major coup by arranging for publication of the full text of Deus Caritas Est, but had to set back the publication date of its special issue until the encyclical was released.

Some English-language reports on the dispute in Italy have suggested-- inaccurately-- that the Vatican would forbid quotations from the encyclical, or charge fees to journals that reproduced passages from the work.

Vatican officials explain that their goal is not to limit access to the Pope’s words, but to prevent “premature” publication of leaked documents, and to guard against exploitation of the Pope’s name.
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They are guarding against premature publication of the truth?
 
Ortho, think just a little before you ask such questions. If portions of the document were leaked prior to the publication of the entire work, detractors would have days to misquote, quote out of context, etc., without the source being available for study and refutation. It has everything to do with truth…and common sense.
 
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Ortho, think just a little before you ask such questions. If portions of the document were leaked prior to the publication of the entire work, detractors would have days to misquote, quote out of context, etc., without the source being available for study and refutation. It has everything to do with truth…and common sense.
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Exactly Bob. The church will always promote the Truth, but her enemies love to mis-quote and mix it up. Therefore, they are guarding the Truth and nothing but the truth.
 
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geezerbob:
Ortho, think just a little before you ask such questions. If portions of the document were leaked prior to the publication of the entire work, detractors would have days to misquote, quote out of context, etc., without the source being available for study and refutation. It has everything to do with truth…and common sense.
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Absolutely! What wouldn’t they do with leaked portions of an encyclical? Remember how they were chomping at the bit over the directive on the admission of homosexuals to holy orders?
 
I was listening to CNN this morning and heard a publisher state that he was sent a bill from the Vatican charging $17,000 for using a portion af an encyclical.

If this is the case, I find it very distasteful. I’ll try to dig into it a bit more to see if I can find the full context of the statement.
 
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I was listening to CNN this morning and heard a publisher state that he was sent a bill from the Vatican charging $17,000 for using a portion af an encyclical.

If this is the case, I find it very distasteful. I’ll try to dig into it a bit more to see if I can find the full context of the statement.
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Wonder if the charge was for truth or Truth?
 
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