[CS-FSLUG] Advocacy
sjm
sjm.mlists at gmail.com
Thu Apr 14 00:24:33 CDT 2011
I just finished a newsletter to send out to our prayer and support team
and thought I'd share a portion of it here. (If you'd like to see the
whole thing you can see it here: http://eepurl.com/dnoeX
Your Help Needed
One thing that has been an interest of Steve's is to be able to get
Bible study tools in the hands of those that may not have the means to
get them (legally, at least).
The background is that in Latin America it is very easy to get pirated
copies of software and programs for a computer. If the software was
bought legally it would be out of their reach financially. So, Steve
has been advocating alternatives, when the opportunity comes up, that
are legally within the reach of the common Latin American person.
One of the tools that could help is The Sword Project
(http://crosswire.org/sword/index.jsp). The one thing that is lacking is
that the owners of the copyrights for the more up to date translations
in English and Spanish have not given permission to have their
translations published for use with The Sword Project. See this link:
http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/Copyright#Contacting_Copyright_Holders
Would you be willing to pray for this effort and even write or call the
copyright holders so they might give permission to The Sword Project to
publish their modules?
You can use my name and email address if you would like:
Stephen J. McCracken
Please let me know how it goes if you decide to pray or to help out in
other ways!
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To quote a little from the Crosswire Wiki:
Guidelines to Follow in Corresponding with the Copyright Holders
* Be friendly (remember you are a Christian, act like one)
* Explain you use BibleTime, Xiphos, or The SWORD Program for
Windows. These programs use SWORD modules. Tell them you wish to be able
to use their work with that program. Emphasize that each of these
projects are free software (Open Source), non-commercial and receive NO
payment whatsoever.
* Explain you would like to see them support The SWORD Project by
either granting The CrossWire Bible Society the right to freely
distribute their work or setup up a way to pay a small fee to be able to
use their work. Make sure you indicate you would be willing to pay the
small fee to be able to use their work.
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Translations and Their Copyright Holders
The American Bible Society/United Bible Societies
http://www.americanbible.org/about/contact
* Reina Valera - 1960 (RV60)
* Reina Valera - 1995 (RV95)
* Reina Valera Contemporánea (RVC)
* Dios Habla Hoy (DHH)
* Traducción en Lenguaje Actual (TLA)
* Contemporary English Version (CEV)
* Good News Translation (GNT)
Baker Publishing Group
http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004&type=InfoRequest&nm=Form&mod=Information+Request&level=1&id=F4460FB2FD974619A2F83CD716EC9492
* God's Word Translation (GW)
Biblica (formerly International Bible Society)
http://www.biblica.com/contact-us/
* Nueva Versión Internaccional (NVI)
* Castilian (CST)
* New International Version (NIV)
* New International Readers Version (NIrV)
* Today's New International Version (TNIV)
Holman Bible Publishers
http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/connect/contact.asp
* Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
The Lockman Foundation
http://www.lockman.org/mail/index.php
* La Biblia de las Américas (LBLA)
* Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy (NBLH)
* New American Standard Bible (NASB)
* The Amplified Bible (AMP)
Thomas Nelson Publishers
http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/dept.asp?dept_id=1117900&category=Contact-Us
* Nueva Biblia al Dia (NBD)
* New Century Version (NCV)
* New King James Version (NKJV)
Tyndale House Foundation
http://www.tyndale.com/00_Home/contact.php?lang=eng
* Nueva Traducción Viviente (NTV)
* New Living Translation (NLT)
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