D038 (Amend Canon II.3 to Remove Copyright Restrictions from Non-English Books of Common Prayer)
House of Bishops Message #126
The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies that on Jun 26, 2024 it considered resolution D038 (Amend Canon II.3 to Remove Copyright Restrictions from Non-English Books of Common Prayer). The house acted to:
Refer to an Interim Body
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That Canon II.3 is revised to insert a new section 6, renumbering all following sections:
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Sec. 6. All editions of The Book of Common Prayer authorized by the Custodian of the Book of Common Prayer, including translations into languages other than English, shall be held without copyright in the public domain.
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Sec. 6. All editions of The Book of Common Prayer authorized by the Custodian of the Book of Common Prayer, including translations into languages other than English, shall be held without copyright in the public domain.