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We have had | We have had message believers state that there are several reasons why William Branham was not guilty of plagiarism. However, these claims do not hold up to any kind of scrutiny and simply appear to be symptomatic of [[Cognitive Dissonance]]. | ||
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It is correct that U.S. copyright law protects the right to "make a derivative work," such as a movie from a book. But a derivative work does not include a direct copying of Larkin's work verbatim and including it in the Church Age book. | It is correct that U.S. copyright law protects the right to "make a derivative work," such as a movie from a book. But a derivative work does not include a direct copying of Larkin's work verbatim and including it in the Church Age book. | ||
We suggest that anyone concerned with this issue should review Larkin's work on the church ages and then read the first few chapters of Branham's church age book. | We suggest that anyone concerned with this issue should review Larkin's work on the church ages and then read the first few chapters of Branham's church age book. Several pages of Larkin's work are copied almost verbatim. | ||
William Branham's plagiarism of Larkin's work is morally, ethically and biblically wrong. | |||
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So William Branham was in clear violation of U.S. copyright law when he published the Church Age book in 1965. | So William Branham was in clear violation of U.S. copyright law when he published the Church Age book in 1965. | ||
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