Wednesday, January 19, 2005
The People Who Owned the Bible
. . . Jimmy Joe Jenkins's DNA proved he was the primary descendent of the translators of the King James Version of the Bible . . . Some translators claimed their work was based on older versions and should therefore be exempt, but none of them could afford to fight Jimmy in court . . . the churches grumbled and paid Jimmy his tithe, except for the Mormons, Christian Scientists, Seventh Day Adventists, Quakers, and Unitarian Universalists. Jimmy said their teachings hurt the commercial value of his property and refused to let them use the Bible. All of those groups dissolved, except for the Unitarian Universalists, who didn't notice a change . . . [then] Congress extended copyright for an additional two thousand years, and the WIPO followed their example. Jimmy had to pay every dollar he had made to the Catholic Church . . .
Link thanks to Technology Liberation Front
Link thanks to Technology Liberation Front
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