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  • Kristopher Powell
    Kristopher Powell Member Posts: 12 ✭✭

    Just wanted to add in my displeasure with this change.  Typically I use ESV so it would not effect me on MOST Sundays, but it I need to be able to use other translations when needed.  Our church uses two accoutns, I have one that I create the presentations with and I have a Logos base packages and most of the bibles, but the account we use to present from does not.  This is going to cause a big frustration.  Pretty much every translation I have in print, says right now it that it an be reproducsed for x number of verses "as long as an entire book is not reproduced"    The use of verses in Proclaim would most surely be considered "far use."  So why remove it?  Since Scripture is pulled from the Internet it should be fine.  Please reconsider the position on this, as the reasons to leave Proclaim are beginning to add up.  I've been a happy user for 2 years now, but considering my rate doubled, the downtime i've seen, and now this i'm reconsidering if we will go for a 3rd year.

  • Mike Binks
    Mike Binks MVP Posts: 7,461

    But Scott's post doesn't really address the underlying problem. It is, at best, a sticky plaster on a gaping wound.

    Going forward what does a new church do?

    Get everyone to buy the versions of the bible that they may wish to use - including for a computer that sits in the sanctuary all week waiting to serve its master?

    It should only require one person in the group (presumably the person with the job of adding the bible slides) to 'own the rights' to any publication for the resulting slides to be shared in a usable fashion between group members and to be available to the 'sanctuary computer' for presentation.

    Indeed this is the case for every publication other than Bibles - if I prepare a series of slides quoting from Wright (poorly tagged BTW), McGrath (most important work missing BTW) and Calvin (who appears to be an institution); these slides are sharable in their entirety with members of the group. Not one of these authors will be beating a path to either my nor Logo's door to nail a copyright writ to it!

    tootle pip

    Mike

    Now tagging post-apocalyptic fiction as current affairs. Latest Logos, MacOS, iOS and iPadOS

  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle MVP Posts: 33,299

    But Scott's post doesn't really address the underlying problem. It is, at best, a sticky plaster on a gaping wound.

    But it does seem to address Kristopher's issue to which I was responding - apologies for not making that clear

    It should only require one person in the group (presumably the person with the job of adding the bible slides) to 'own the rights' to any publication for the resulting slides to be shared in a usable fashion between group members and to be available to the 'sanctuary computer' for presentation.

    That is what Scott says they are planning to do in the second bullet of his post:

    • We are working on changing our Bible licensing model to support group licenses. If I own a Bible then all members of my group will have access to said Bible. 

    Or am I missing your point?

  • NCPC Admin
    NCPC Admin Member Posts: 34 ✭✭

    I do not even understand WHY this is such a big problem. Proclaim (aka Logos) owns the rights to tons of resources. Many of them are aviailable to anyone with a computer freely. Bible Gateway is one example. Fair use is when a portion of text is being extracted for use elsewhere -- which is EXACTLY what we all do with the Bible versions using Proclaim. How is licensing even an issue here?

    My church spends $$ on the Proclaim annual fee, the CCLI license, the Graceway license, and now you want more so that I can project the Bible up front? It seems to me in the final analysis we will be forced to either 

    a) pay for each Bible used;

    b) type our own passages into Content sides by hand;

    c) copy/paste the verses from Bible Gateway into Powerpoint slides, format them, and import them into Proclaim; or

    d) leave Proclaim and buy Media Shout or something else that is an easier/less expensive option.

    Proclaim, the ball is in your court to keep us. 

  • Mike Binks
    Mike Binks MVP Posts: 7,461

    That is what Scott says they are planning to do in the second bullet of his post:

    • We are working on changing our Bible licensing model to support group licenses. If I own a Bible then all members of my group will have access to said Bible. 

    Or am I missing your point?

    Only partially :-)

    My point being that even without 'group licences' at some time in the indefinable future, 'fair use' should allow sharing of slides if not access to the underlying publication. As is the case with all resources that are in my (Logos) library apart from, it seems, Bibles.

    tootle pip

    Mike

    Now tagging post-apocalyptic fiction as current affairs. Latest Logos, MacOS, iOS and iPadOS

  • NCPC Admin
    NCPC Admin Member Posts: 34 ✭✭

    True, he does say that. Maybe I am in the teensy tiny minority here, but Proclaim is the only Logos product we use. Nobody owns Bibles under a different username. So if we stay with Proclaim we will have to spend more $$. 

  • John Kramme
    John Kramme Member Posts: 3 ✭✭

    All, we have restored the Bibles (to all users) while we work towards a more permanent solution that will work for Proclaim. You can expect email notification before any future changes in this area. I sincerely apologize for the disruption we caused this past weekend. 

    I am still unable to see other versions of Bibles.  I had to purchase 3 versions last week just to make it thru the weekend.  Now, I can't see even the MSG version in the list...

    Did they take it away again?

  • Mike Binks
    Mike Binks MVP Posts: 7,461

    I am still unable to see other versions of Bibles.  I had to purchase 3 versions last week just to make it thru the weekend.  Now, I can't see even the MSG version in the list...

    Did they take it away again?

    Seems to be there on mine. (Don't forget the 'More' button...

    tootle pip

    Mike

    Now tagging post-apocalyptic fiction as current affairs. Latest Logos, MacOS, iOS and iPadOS

  • Scott Alexander
    Scott Alexander Member, Logos Employee Posts: 3,816

    All, we have restored the Bibles (to all users) while we work towards a more permanent solution that will work for Proclaim. You can expect email notification before any future changes in this area. I sincerely apologize for the disruption we caused this past weekend. 

    I am still unable to see other versions of Bibles.  I had to purchase 3 versions last week just to make it thru the weekend.  Now, I can't see even the MSG version in the list...

    Did they take it away again?

    The Bibles should all be available. I just tried with an account which does not own any Bibles and I see the Messsage. What do you see when you search?

  • Brian Osborne
    Brian Osborne Member Posts: 6 ✭✭

    So trying to follow this discussion... we are giving Proclaim the 30 day trial as a potential replacement for our current presentation software.  Does the monthly fee we would be paying for Proclaim NOT include all the Bible versions that are currently listed?  I saw numerous versions listed in Proclaim, but from what I'm reading here, those are going to go away? Our current software came with 30-40 unlocked versions with the purchase price.

    If we are going to switch, I need to know the answer on this one.  It may be a deal breaker if we have to purchase all kinds of licenses in addition to the monthly fee.

  • Scott Alexander
    Scott Alexander Member, Logos Employee Posts: 3,816

    Proclaim will come with the following Bibles for free

    1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament by Brooke Foss Westcott, Fenton John Anthony Hort
    1890 Darby Bible by Darby, John Nelson
    American Standard Version
    Apocrypha of the Old Testament by Charles, R. H.
    Apparatus for the Greek New Testament: SBL Edition by Holmes, Michael W.
    Arabic Bible (Smith & Van Dyke)
    The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose - not on biblia.com
    Clementine Vulgate by Tweedale, Michael
    Douay-Rheims Bible
    Elzevir Textus Receptus (1642) With Morphology by Robinson, Maurice A.
    English Standard Version
    Giovanni Diodati Bibbia
    GOD’S WORD Translation by God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
    The Good News Translation by American Bible Society
    The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition by Holmes, Michael W.
    The Holman Christian Standard Bible by Holman Bible Publishers
    King James Version
    The King James Apocrypha
    La Biblia de las Américas
    Louis Segond by Segond, Louis
    The Lexham English Bible by W. Hall Harris III, Elliot Ritzema, Rick Brannan, Douglas Mangum, John Dunham, Jeffrey A. Reimer, and Micah Wierenga
    Luther Bibel (1545) by Luther, Martin
    Luther Bibel (1912) by Luther, Martin
    Morning and Evening by Spurgeon, Charles H.
    New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update
    New Century Version
    The New King James Version
    New Living Translation
    The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform 2005 by Robinson, Maurice A.; Pierpont, William G.
    The New Testament in the Original Greek (Westcott and Hort) by Westcott, Brooke Foss; Hort, Fenton John Anthony
    Novum Testamentum Graece by Constantin von Tischendorf, Ezra Abbot, Caspar Rene Gregory
    Novum Testamentum Graece (Tischendorf) by Tischendorf, Constantin von
    Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
    The Pilgrim’s Progress by Bunyan, Jogn
    Podle Puvodního Vydání Kralického
    Reina Valera Revisada (1960) by Sociedades Biblica Unidas
    Reina-Valera Actualizada
    Scrivener’s Textus Receptus (1881) by F. H. A.Scrivener, Kirk DiVietro
    Scrivener’s Textus Receptus (1894) With Morphology by F. H. A. Scrivener, Maurice A. Robinson
    Stephen’s Textus Receptus (1550) by Stephanus, Robertus
    Stephen’s Textus Receptus (1550) With Morphology Stephanus, Robertus; Robinson, Maurice A.
    Summarized Bible: Complete Summary of the New Testament by Brooks, Keith
    Summarized Bible: Complete Summary of the Old Testament by Brooks, Keith
    Szent Biblia by Gáspár, Károli
    Traducción en lenguaje actual Sociedades Biblicas Unidas
    Young’s Literal Translation by Young, Robert
    Русский Синодальный Перевод (1876/1956)

    Additional Bibles include anything a member of your group owns. For example, if your church uses the NIV then a single user can purchase the Bible for $9.99  and it will be available to any user of your group.

    If you've read the thread you know that we had a long standing bug that gave users access to Bibles they didn't own. We're going to make an effort to eat the cost for those Bibles once group licensing support is in place. 

  • Murray W
    Murray W Member Posts: 117 ✭✭

    Whew - I don't know where we would be without our on-screen version of the Elzevir Textus Receptus (1642) With Morphology! 

    ;-)

  • Brian Osborne
    Brian Osborne Member Posts: 6 ✭✭

    Yep.  The 1550 Stephen's Textus Receptus is the one I hoped was available LOL!!

    Thanks for the clarification on what will come with the subscription fee.  We're just on the 30-day trial so I am barely getting familiar with the interface.  It is good to know everything we use (except NIV, it seems) will be included in the monthly/yearly subscription... and if it's a one-time licensing for anyone in the group to access, we can probably make that work.

    Again, thanks for the quick feedback Scott!

  • Andy Gray
    Andy Gray Member Posts: 1 ✭✭

    Hi there, what reference text am I copying. Thank you.

  • John Kramme
    John Kramme Member Posts: 3 ✭✭

    Will we get credit back for versions we had to purchase and are now on the "Free List"?

    I had to purchase 2 of them that are on the list.

  • Scott Alexander
    Scott Alexander Member, Logos Employee Posts: 3,816

    Will we get credit back for versions we had to purchase and are now on the "Free List"?

    I had to purchase 2 of them that are on the list.

    Will get you a refund shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

  • Jamie Cody
    Jamie Cody Member Posts: 10 ✭✭

    My Bible versions are gone again. all I have it 1901 ASV. What's up?

  • Jordan Sjodin
    Jordan Sjodin Member, Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 994

    My first thought is have you logged into a different account other than normal?

    also, can you post your logs and we can try to track this down quickly. http://support.proclaimonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203763785-How-do-I-submit-log-files-

    Mac | iOS | Android | Windows | Web Developer 

  • Scott Alexander
    Scott Alexander Member, Logos Employee Posts: 3,816

    My Bible versions are gone again. all I have it 1901 ASV. What's up?

    The service backing these Bibles was redeployed today, I wonder if you hit this window. Are you still unable to access other Bibles?