| The number one copyrighters try to shut down authorised Prabhupada site for copyright! |
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Recently there has been an attempt to shut down the site PRABHUPADA YOUR EVER WELL WISHER by the number one copyrighters the bbti. Of course this simply reveals that they are feeling the heat of my exposing their rascal book changing etc. [See ARE YOU A SUPPORTER OF SISUPALA ISKCON and "STICK TO THE SOCIETY" ANOTHER OFFENSIVE MAD ELEPHANT BOOK CHANGE] and cannot tolerate Prabhupada's glorification as found in books like his authorised autobiography. The letters exchanged between myself and my web site host and theirs with the bbti can be seen below. [given in order of latest down to first correspondence]:
Dear 1&1
thank you for your message.
I have
today spoken to Alex Woodrow [Supervisor for technical
support] of your UK branch and he has told me to inform you
of the content of our conversation.
The
claim made against me of copyright is unfounded as the group
making these charges [bbti] holds no ownership of copyright
of the books etc. of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada.
On my
web site I have tried to inform the public by quoting from
the original writings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada about the totally corrupt and immoral
activities [murder of the author, unauthorised changing of
his writings and message, child molestation etc….] of this
bbti cult and it’s various sub branches. Thus their
complaint to you is a personal vendetta against me in an
attempt to silence my whistle blowing by shutting down my
site.
Alex
Woodrow has said that 1&1 will follow it’s standard policy
and take no action against me unless it can be legally
proved that the bbti actually own the copyright and that my
site is in violation of such said copyright.
Thank
you, and sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Yours
faithfully
Mark
Whiteley aka Mukunda dasa [disciple of His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.]
P.S.
Here are some points on copyright and how the bbti are in
violation:
Copyright - What it is and why it is important
There
are also three conditions attached to copyright, and these
must be met before the material is protected by law:
So point
1. is very intersting! The bbti print changed books, copies
of Prabhupada original books so they have no copyright
ownership. Prabhupada's original books exist and they have
copied them. So they are the original violators of copyright
law. JUST SEE!!!
Also point 3 could be looked at.
Infringement of Copyright
An
infringement of copyright is when a person carries out a
restricted act without permission. Restricted acts are:
Only
the Copyright owner is legally allowed to perform the above
or give permission for someone else to perform a restricted
act. Thus if you wish to do any of the above then you must
gain permission from the Copyright owner. This ensures
protection of the commercial interests which belong to the
Copyright owner.
Adapting or amending material [changing Prabhupada books] is Infringement of Copyright! Only Prabhupada the author and copyright owner is legally allowed to amend any of his writings. He ordered that no changes should be made to his writings and that all his books should be printed in the original format, approved and authorised by him.
Yasoda-nandana [disciple]: Sometimes they appeal that "We
can make better English," so they change like that, just
like in the case of Isopanisad. There are over a hundred
changes. So where is the need? Your words are sufficient.
The potency is there. When they change, it is something
else.
Svarupa Damodara[disciple]: That's actually a very dangerous
mentality.
Yasoda-nandana [disciple]: What is it going to be in five
years? It's going to be a different book.
Prabhupada: So you... What you are going... It is very
serious situation. You write one letter that "Why you have
made so many changes?" And whom to write? Who will care? All
rascals are there. Write to Satsvarupa that "This is the
position. They are doing anything and everything at their
whim." The next printing should be again to the original
way…They cannot change anything.
[Srila
Prabhupada from a Conversation, "Rascal Editors,", and
Morning Talk, June 22, 1977, Vrndavana]
Moral Rights
As
well as Copyright, a creator also has Moral Rights attached
to any materials created. Moral rights are different from
Copyright, but are just as important, and last for as long
as Copyright. Moral Rights are:
Moral
rights can not be assigned, even if the copyright has been,
they remain with the creator. However the owner may wish to
waive their moral rights and this is a unique feature to the
UK Law. If a person wishes to copy a work it is important
that they gain Copyright clearance but also moral rights
clearance as well. Moral rights do not apply to some types
of materials, such as employee created materials or journal
articles.
Prabhupada has already protested against their book changing [see above] which is derogatory treatment of his work and is having his name being attributed to something he did not create - i.e. bogus philosophy, this is to stop potential damage to his reputation and the future of his mission. He also formed his trust [B.B.T. –Bhaktivedanta Book Trust] for exclusive publication of his books. So far my books are concerned, I am setting up a different body of management known as the BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST. The trustees of this body are also members of the GBC, but their function is not dependent on the GBC. ISKCON Press was created for the exclusive publication of my books and literatures and should be continued in that way. [Srila Prabhupada’s DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT (1970)] The bbti group as well as bootlegging original Prabhupada writings mixed with their unauthorised amendments, publish many books by many other authors this also violates Prabhupada moral rights!
Dear
Mr. Whiteley,
we
received this list from BBTI Copyrights Office.
Regards,
Here
is an itemized list of the copyright violations by your
client,
Summary for your information:
Most pages of this extensive site are in direct copyright
violation,
and
this client is selling over 100 illegally copied MP3 CDs,
DVDs, and
illegally reprinted books including the Bhagavad-gita As It
is, without
our
permission.
Your
client is using hundreds of copyright protected photographs
of our
founder, Srila Prabhupada, throughout his site, without our
permission,
and
in a way that is offensive to the moral rights of the
copyright
holder.
Further, the bulk of this site is made up of direct quotes
or excerpts
beyond any reasonable fair use, of our founder's copyrighted
lectures,
conversations, talks, transcripts of our founder's videos,
used in a
context that is offensive to the moral rights of the
copyright holder.
Furthermore, this site features entire copyright protected
books, The
Science of Self Realization, and "Life Comes From Life,"
reprinted
electronically on this site without our permission.
Please take the appropriate action according to your Terms
and
Conditions.
On
behalf of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust,
Jiva
Dasa
BBTI
Copyrights Office
Los
Angeles, California
USA
copyrights@bbti.org
On
the homepage, the 14 pictures of our founder, Srila
Prabhupada, are
copyright protected and used without permission. Further,
the context
in
which these images are used offends the moral rights of the
copyright holder.
The
video download of Prabhupada dancing with Gurukula children,
is
copyright protected and reproduced electronically and used
without
permission.
brief.htm
The
biography of Srila Prabhupada featured here is taken
verbatim from
our
copyrighted publications, and used without permission.
sp_expose/what_kc/what_kc.htm
The
entire content of this section is verbatim a reproduction of
our
copyrighted book, The Science of Self Realization, used here
without
permission.
The
entire book is reproduced here in electronic form, without
permission. The photo of Srila Prabhupada is copyright
protected, used
without permission.
/articlesletters.htm
The
67 (sixty-seven) images of our founder, Srila Prabhupada,
used on
this
page to illustrate articles are used without permission.
Further,
much
of the context in which these pictures are used offends the
moral
rights of the copyright holder.
/shouldhear.htm
The
entire contents of this section are taken from our
copyrighted
Folio Vedabase product, without permission. The book for
sale, "All of
Us
Should Hear Prabhupada," is compiled almost entirely from
copyrighted material from our Folio Vedabase product, and
used without
permission.
/audio.htm
The
photographs and audio files offered here are copyrighted and
used
without our permission.
/animations.htm
The
ten animations (photographs) used here, of our founder, are
copyright protected and used without permission.
/books.htm
The
books for sale here are bootleg copies of our copyrighted
works,
reproduced without our permission.
/tapelibrary.htm
The
over 110 (one hundred and ten) MP3 CDs for sale here are
bootleg
copies of our copyrighted works, reproduced without our
permission.
/speaks_out.htm
The
image of our founder, Srila Prabhupada, used here is
copyright
protected and used without permission.
/realizations.htm
The
image of our founder is copyright protected, and used
without
permission.
/sankirtanapurposes.htm
The
image of our founder is copyright protected, and used
without
permission.
/incense.htm
The
image at the top of this page, illustrating Radha-Krishna
inside of
a
lotus, surrounded by the planets of the spiritual sky, is
copyright
protected and used without permission.
At
the bottom of this page, the statement: "ALL PROFITS GOING
TOWARDS
PRINTING SRILA PRABHUPADA'S ORIGINAL 1972 BHAGAVAD GITA AS
IT IS."
The
author here states that he is using the profits of the sales
from
the
incense on this site to print bootleg copies of our
copyrighted
book, Bhagavad-gita As It is.
/asitis.htm
The
images of our founder Srila Prabhupada used in this section
are
copyright protected and used without permission.
Dear
1&1, Thanks for your e-mail.
I wasn't
aware that anything on my site was copyrighted.
I am a
follower of Krishna consciousness for 15 years now and my
site has
been on
the world wide web for the last five years [as it is now]
with no complaints.
If you
please inform me what exactly is the problem i will do the
needful.
Yours
sincerely Mark Whiteley.
Dear
Sirs,
it
has been brought to our notice that you are illegally
spreading
copyrighted material through your 1&1 root server
You
may find details attached below.
We
hereby ask you to immediatly remove the infringing material
from your
server. Please be advised, that in case we do not receive a
positive reply
statement from your side within two working days we will be
forced to take
your server offline in accordance with our AUP / T&C. Thank
you for your
understanding.
Regards,
Dear
Team at Schlund.com,
The below customer of yours is violating our copyrights and
bootlegging
our products. Please let us know where and to whom to send a
notice of
copyright violation in this regard.
Many thanks,
Jiva Dasa
BBTI Copyrights Office
Los Angeles, CA, USA
copyrights@bbti.org
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