Posted: 11 Sep 2007
Just to frame this correspondence, it is worth referring back to the original approach to BK Karuna Shetty, BKWSU Global Chief of PR and Multi-media in which he at first insinuates that this website is PBK run, claims BKs teachings and practises have remained unchanged and then asserts copyright ownership.
BK Karuna Shetty wrote:26 July 2006
Thanks for your good intentions, the best demonstration of which will be to desit from the usage of the domain name brahmakumaris. We can continue our dialogue with any other domain names like creator and creation or ShivBaba.ca <http://ShivBaba.ca> or any one you prefer.
Thank you
BrahmaKumaris.Info wrote:I am afraid that I will have to refuse your wishes regarding the use of the http://brahmakumaris.info domain name but I can assure you that it is not PBK owned or run. None of the core members, who came over from the defunct xBKChat.com forum as archived, are PBK members.
I know you will do it because you are not PBK or ex-BK.
It is fair to say that any awareness that we have of the PBKs' beliefs has come from our interaction with them on the http://www.brahmakumaris.info forum. The PBKs are merely offered the same and equal voice as any other member of the Brahmin diaspora including BKs, those that would be called ex-BKs and Friends and Family of BKs that have been effected by the teachings and practises. The balance of the forum will only be addressed through a wider participation of all parties.
The registration and use of the domain is entirely within good faith. It is to independently document and discuss matters relating to the Brahma Kumaris or BKWSU. I appreciate that a wholly independent voice, on the even playing field of the 'world wide web', might appear at first glance to be a challenge to the central authority of the BKWSU but we are no Anti-Party.
• Without any further delay, to refer back to the original request, can you please clarify the copyright position on BK teaching posters?
Frankly, I cannot see how any limited copyright can be applied to them when they are unlimited Godly teachings and their creator is not human.
I await your advises.
Thank you.
BK Karuna Shetty wrote:2 August 2006
Dear omshanti,
I know you will do it because you are not PBK or ex-BK. BKs teachings and practises will remain unchanged.
You are no anti party therefore you will first give what is original. It is the copy right belonging to the dedicated BKs for the past 70 years.
You are right. He speaks to his children only. Only children have copyright or birthright.