BBTi – and the stolen Copyright Record

BBTi – and the stolen Copyright Record –

Featured Stolen Copyright Record:
In 1995 the BBTi, an imposter organisation, which has nothing to do with Srila Prabhupada’s original BBT, tried to steal the BBTs copyrights, by faking a “transfer of copyrights” in order to illegally usurp the BBT.

BBTi fake copyright transfer –  BBTi stolen copyright record

Above, the image shown is of the first page of the copyright record of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-Gita As It Is (can be seen in point 1). These copyright records are submitted and are stored with US Copyright Office in DC. This is where authors generally register a copyright to protect their works from being used unauthorizedly. This record acts as an ownership proof. Srila Prabhupada’s books were being copyrighted here since 1968. Copyrights are governed by US Federal Laws.

Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-Gita As It Is was first registered in 1968, the paperback version. The McMillan edition was registered here in 1972. Later when BBT editors unauthorizedly modified the Gita, that was also registered here. All the while the owner of the copyright, one who owns the book, was BBT. And the author was listed as His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Then in 1995 it was all changed. BBTI, another legal entity only formed in 1988 with no connection to BBT, stole these copyrights through a fake transfer of copyright to it. The new copyright record of BG As It Is, that you see to your left, was registered in 1995. You can click on the images to see the full record, view page one & page two

Quiz: Please find the name of Srila Prabhupada in the copyright record!

Ans: You cannot! Author has been replaced by BBT (Point 2 a) , and this work was made by “Worker for Hire” (ticked “yes” box below the Author line).

In effect what this copyright record signifies is that Bhagavad Gita As It Is was authored by the BBT, which hired Srila Prabhupada as its worker!

SRILA PRABHUPADA – A HIRED WORKER

Would you like to do something about this insult to Srila Prabhupada? Would you like to do something about this Great Theft?

Yes, there is a movement now underway to force BBTI to give these stolen copyrights back to Srila Prabhupada’s BBT where Srila Prabhupada will be acknowledged and revered as its author.

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Please also read:
How were the copyrights transferred to the BBTI?
What happened to the BBT?
Jayadvaita’s BBT takeover attempt