"Kill/Fill" - not "Kill Bill"
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Just a quick question, If the Fill me/Kill me is published today will that make Liber AL copyright continue for another 70 years (or what ever it is?) from date of publication of added so called correction? Will this mean that any without the change no longer copyrighted/void...........I think its about cash to be honest, Many in Thelema have become greedy and the only Magick is Money for certain individuals imo.
Not trying to get all political here nor hijack thread for a political views. (I dont really care, follow, believe in whom or what ever group you want Im just adding an opinion.)
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It will mean that all editions with the "fill me" "correction" have a new copyright. The actual text of Liber AL has already fallen into public domain by copyright law. Once the "fill me" version is published, you would violate copyright law to reprint that version (in entirety and not withstanding any fair use situations such as a scholarly review of the content of that portion of the text).
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Is that true Takamba? Just asking because I know that in UK/European copyright law, it's 75 years after the death of the author which, if Crowley is taken as the author, would mean it's still covered.
I have heard that there have been court cases establishing Aiwass as the legitimate author but do those hold jurisdiction?
It's always seemed like a potential money grab to me as well is why I'm asking.
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I believe his point is that it's irrelevant what the copyright of the original is. By changing anything at all. You create a new work, with a new copyright period. The specific edition is newly protected, under those conditions.
The original. Though, is its own thing.
There are various exceptions and special cases, but the above is widely true. (Don't get me started n the 'work in progress' exceptions.)
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Yeah, that side of the equation is definitely true. My question (and deep seated discomfort with the whole thing) stems from motive. If the book has been in the public domain, then this controversy can be chalked up to honest scholarly disagreement (I think one side has the clear factual advantage, but I'm willing to give the other the benefit of the doubt).
If, however, this is a work that is currently under copyright but will be falling out within the decade... a motivation to retain copyright for another X number of years enters into the evaluation. Yes, as the law sees it, they are two separate works. The copyright holder, on the other hand, would experience it as an extension on royalties for their "Authorized Edition".
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I decided, at the beginning of this question, not to speculate on motives. I can, however, see consequences of the actions
If I speculate on motives, I make this personal. I would also be ignoring the fact that multiple people were surely involved in this decision (it's the sort of thing that would have resulted in conversations among several people - some known to me, some not) - and that means motives are multiple, individual, not necessarily all of them being known to all parties.
Ah, unless it was a conspiracy! <vbg>
And I'm certain (from those parties I do know) that at least some motives, and perhaps the strongest motives, are positive (even when I disagree with the result).
So... I do get the discomfort on this, bro. I just wanted to distinguish my comments on consequences from any actual ascription of motive.
PS - In case it hasn't been answered here: Yes, the Crowley literary estate has, as far as I know, always accepted Liber Legis as public domain. Considering Crowley's repeated, unequivocal, sometimes emphatic statement that he wasn't the author, that isn't surprising.
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I think I and Jim have answered your question, Gnosomai Emauton, regarding the "re-upping" of copyright authority. Legally speaking, one can currently publish ALL of Crowley's words (the 70 years didn't apply to his age of works, only those some years shortly prior to that copyright treaty, Crowley's works had a 25 year lifespan) as public domain. What the OTO can currently own copyright on are specific editions (ie with Indexes, annotations, footnotes, etc, which weren't published by Crowley in his life) - but his words themselves are now free to distribute as he wrote them. On the other hand, if you revise a work with a "correction," that correction is a new copyright held by whomever expended the effort - in the current case, the OTO.
Motives? "If Will stops and cries Why, invoking Because, then Will stops & does nought."
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Yep. That answers the question.
EDIT: Now that I'm home from my walk, I double checked UK copyright law and the updates in 1911, 1956, 1988, & 1995 were retroactive. The 1995 act stirred up a bit of controversy for reviving the copyright of works that had recently fallen into the public domain. So, in fact, all of Crowley's works are still under copyright in the UK until 1 Dec 2017 (I was incorrect on my previous statement of 75 years). Whether this applies to Aiwass is another matter but, unless the literary estate released them to the public domain, the rest still have a few years left to go.
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Under American copyright law and the World Intellectual Copyright Treaty of 1996, the Geneva Text remains intact and those authorships expired after the 25 year period. You may want to research again.
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A - I was referring to UK copyright law as that is the jurisdiction for Crowley's literary estate.
B - As I understand it, the WCT of 1996 updated the Berne convention to bring the language in line with digital publishing. The treaty itself doesn't stipulate any terms or limits, merely that any member state must extend the same protections to a work originally published in another member state as it would to one of its own. Thus, any work by authors from any member state get life-of-the-author plus 70 years' protection in the UK (except for Peter Pan).All of this is moot for this discussion since, as Jim points out, the estate has voluntarily placed Liber AL in the public domain but... Is my read of the law incorrect regarding his other works? That's certainly how it played out last time I tried to re-publish an edition of a work I thought to be in the public domain in the UK.
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This is getting off topic, but keep in mind it depends greatly on which edition you are trying to republish. I suppose this is the only reason I could see for wanting a first edition of something or another, because it's exact errors etc are now what is valuable for public domain. Any corrections, annotations, notes, and collections put together by other publishers are separate copyrights in themselves. This is why some bodies are in the habit of adding new "introduction by Christopher Hyatt" or "Forward by Frater Stuperious" or some such, as this now creates a "new" work to copyright.
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This following link gives an interesting analysis and argument against Beta's changes. It's also interesting that Shiva's Australia OTO still claims to be part of Bill Breeze's Caliphate - even though they do not accept the change. How can 1 Order have 2 different Holy Books?
fnordzone.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/from-fill-to-kill-oho-ignores-command.html
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It is both.
For if it fills you it kills you
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Where does it say shiva/ Australia doesn't accept change?
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I'd like to see the statement that Australia and shiva do not accept change. I have not seen this and in fact know the liber Al produced by aust caliphate has a blurb on the change etc. noting the change. unless you have evidence of this rejection, I'd love to see it and your source??? I personally do not accept the change as I took an oath etc blah blah and as well as the facts don't stack up for me but that's a personal thing.
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@Thelemic oz said
"Where does it say shiva/ Australia doesn't accept change?
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The current published version of Liber AL - published by OTO Australia - says 'fill'.
I have personally been told that they will not change it to 'kill'. (that was a few months ago)
Who knows what will happen in the future.
I think HB has essentially just invoked his own downfall with this nonsense.Please read my complete analysis of why the OHO is completely wrong in his decision to change Liber AL:
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@Archaeus said
"I think that this whole thing merely puts us into the mouth of Choronzon, divides Thelemites and drags the whole movement into the sort of sectarian stupidity that devises like Class A designations were supposed to avoid, for which reason Breeze has shown himself to be unpardonably stupid.
In 500 years Thelema will be just another divided cultus, much like Christianity and Islam are today. Truly the limits of human stupidity are boundless."
Yes! This was Bill's intention. He is a spanner in the works and should be removed immediately. It is very sad that other high ranking members don't see this. Maybe he doesn't even know it himself, but he has become possessed and become a 'black brother'. His actions have achieved Nothing but to divide the Order. He has truly invoked the curse of RHK. What a fool.
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I think it's going to end up a footnote, despite the current seeming power it has.
Or, who knows, maybe it'll stick around and separate the wheat from the chaff. 'Cause there's playin' the Game, and there's playin' the Game right. Rules are rules.
But, you know, rage, and fight the fight if you must. As a matter of discernment, the instructions were quite clear.
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I'll tell you everything I think about it and then shut up and sit down.
I think it makes a deal with the remnants of Osiris. Now, knowing my leanings for building bridges of communication between the two Aeons, you'd think I'd be all for it: "See, guys... 'kill me,' eh..? Ehh...? See it?"
But, in terms of Underland, those aren't the rules. And the rules are very important in Underland.
..so to speak.
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