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by Alatea on November 8th, 2005

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Is it true that Joseph Smith's rewritten version of the Bible is a copyright which has always been in the possession of the RLDS group?

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  • by Anonymous on November 28th, 2005

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    No, the copyrights have long-since expired, but at one time the RLDS did hold the only copyright to the Inspired Version of the Bible.

    Copyright law in the mid-19th century gave the rights to the spouse, sons in order of birth, daughters in order of birth, then into the extended family, going down the list until finding a survivor. Emma, Joseph's widow, stayed in Illinois with Joseph III, who was the figurhead leader of the RLDS when it was formed a decade and a half after the Martyrdom.

    JSIII licensed the RLDS to publish an edition of the Inspired Version, thus renewing the copyright just before it would have expired, and they held the rights on that particular edition until all rights expired. The Inspired Version has been in the public domain since then, though periodically the RLDS/CofC run a new edition.

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