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In lugnet.general, Brendan Powell Smith writes:
> In lugnet.general, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> > You mean you didn't copyright your story? Hmm, next thing the Gideons will
> > put it down in little leather books and start leaving it in hotel rooms. :)
>
> It is a tricky issue, in that you're right, I don't have any copyright over
> the text of the Bible. But then again, it would still be alarming if the
> Gideons start leaving LEGO-illustrated Bibles in hotel rooms
It would, of course. I was mainly just being sarcastic.
> > It could be totally coincidental, given that you're both just following
> > the standard story, but the framing of some of the shots is very similar.
>
> What I realised while scripting out the Jesus Is Born story about a year ago
> is that there really is no "standard story".
Here I would actually disagree. I've been to a large number (let's say
about 33, because this comes up every Christmas) of church plays put on by
the Sunday school kids, at different churches over the years, and it's
always the same (not to mention different book versions, songs, etc):
Angel goes to Mary
Joseph almost quietly breaks up with Mary but is disuaded by dream
Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem because of Roman tax/census
No room at the inn - go to stable
Jesus born, swaddling clothes, etc
Out in the hills, shepherds, angels, etc
Later - wise men, go to Jerusalem, then to Bethlehem, return by another route
Herod tries to kill Jesus, escape to Egypt
> But this seemingly cohensive
> story is really quite a blending of the two wholly separate (and not
> particularly compatible) birth stories in Matthew and Luke, combined with
> some non-biblical tradition.
I'd disagree on "not particularly compatible", but that's an argument for a
different forum.
Anyway, I think you are quite right that there is imitation going on, but
I'd base that on the similar framing of pictures, not on the flow of the
story. I think your e-mail to them was directly to the point.
BTW, congratulations on the CLSOTW. I actually voted for your site above my
own.
Bruce
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