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A. Can Divine Works Be Copyrighted?

The first question is whether “divine” works may be copyrighted at all. Not surprisingly, the case law has permitted some groups to use the ideas of religious groups without violating copyright laws, but courts prohibit the duplication of copyrighted expressions of those ideas. In Urantia Foundation v. Maaherra,‏⁹⁸ the defendant prepared a study aid containing the entire text of the Urantia Book.‏⁹⁹ The “words in the Book were ‘authored’ by non-human spiritual beings described in terms such as the Divine Counselor.” ‏¹⁰⁰ “The Chief of the Corps of Superuniverse Personalities, and the Chief of the Archangels of Nebadon. These spiritual entities are thought to have delivered the teachings, that were eventually assembled in the Book.”‏¹⁰¹ Several human beings, who anointed themselves the Contact Commission, began to pose specific questions to spiritual beings. These questions and their respective answers became the Urantia Book.‏¹⁰²