Andrew Ventimiglia on Copyright in Sacred Works

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Ventimiglia, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia, discusses his new book, "Copyrighting God," which is published by Cambridge University Press. Ventimiglia begins by reflecting on the historical relationship between copyright and religion, and how in the modern era, religious organizations have bent copyright doctrine to their own purposes. He then discusses how particular religious organizations used copyright for their own purposes, focusing on the Urantia Foundation, Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science, and the Church of Scientology. He closes with additional thoughts about how religious organizations are using copyright today, and what might happen in the future. Ventimiglia is on Twitter at @andrewvent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.