This is a foundational document of French Protestants
Original deleted - replacement file is
see comment below the questions re:copyright.
Thanks!
If it is a Labor et Fides edition from 1986, it is not public domain. The original confession is and I am sure that there are public domain editions in modern French as well, but this one probably is not.
This is what I interpreted as telling me that this use was within the legal parameters … am I wrong?
The statement is that "official documents" can be freely reused, but it is immediately followed by a colon followed by "media kits and news releases." This would seem to indicate that it is the material they consider as reusable official documents (i.e., official statements from them). What is a bit unsettling is that "media kits and news releases" is in list format but the only item of the list. One wonders if they forgot something or if it's just a bit unusual. Note also that what follows mentions reusing "information" and the term "works" is not to be found.
This edition of the confession of faith is an excerpt from a commercial, copyrighted book.
Another user reported this as a violation of copyright so I have replaced it. I am convinced that neither is under copyright but I am not a French copyright attorney. There is no need to share files that raise questions. However, I do believe it is important to understand why I am comfortable especially since it is an area where British law is not the same as French and American law
The copies of La confession de foi des églises réformées de France dite confession de foi de la Rochelle (1559) that I provided previously were not the original French but French with updated spelling. In both America and France, updating a document does not bestow copyrights - copyright is limited to the creative text surrounding it e.g. new footnotes or commentaries. The fact that the original site simply said "extracted from" rather than giving a copyright statement fits with this interpretation.
The rule regarding updated/ transcribed old texts is true of most of Europe. However, England is an exception - think of the West Gallery music fiasco … and the loss to church music historical performances.
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