| On Scrolls, Artefacts and Intellectual Property Contributor(s): Lim, Timothy (Editor), Macqueen, Hector (Editor), Carmichael, Calum (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1841272124 ISBN-13: 9781841272122 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $242.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2001 Annotation: The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Palestine, recovered in Jordan, and largely edited by an international Christian team who prevented public access to unpublished manuscripts. Subsquently, the state of Israel, which had already purchased many of the Scrolls, has assumed responsibility for all of them. Most recently, one scroll editor has claimed copyright on his reconstruction, instigating a lawsuit and introducing serious implications for future Scrolls scholarship. This volume looks at international copyright and property rights as they affect archaeologists, editors and curators, but focuses on the issue of 'authorship' of the Scrolls, both published and unpublished, and the contributors include legal experts as well as many of the major figures in recent controversies, such as Hershel Shanks, John Strugnell, Geza Vermes and Emanuel Tov. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Study Aids |
| Dewey: 346.048 |
| LCCN: 2002491708 |
| Series: JSP Supplements (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.94" W x 11.42" (1.21 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Palestine, recovered in Jordan, and largely edited by an international Christian team who prevented public access to unpublished manuscripts. Subsquently, the state of Israel, which had already purchased many of the Scrolls, has assumed responsibility for all of them. Most recently, one scroll editor has claimed copyright on his reconstruction, instigating a lawsuit and introducing serious implications for future Scrolls scholarship. This volume looks at international copyright and property rights as they affect archaeologists, editors and curators, but focuses on the issue of 'authorship' of the Scrolls, both published and unpublished, and the contributors include legal experts as well as many of the major figures in recent controversies, such as Hershel Shanks, John Strugnell, Geza Vermes and Emanuel Tov. |