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941 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 3.4 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… Conference Legal Services office, contacted me and asked perhaps a half-dozen questions, in the abstract, about plagiarism, literary piracy, copyright infringement …
942 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 4.12 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… your legal opinion, Mr. Ramik, you pointed out that many of the works Mrs. White is accused of “stealing” were, in fact, not copyrighted by either author or publisher …
943 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 4.13 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… purely legal definition of plagiarism. Of course, elsewhere, he attacks Mrs. White on moral grounds, on ethical use of others’ materials. Well, first, he’s totally …
944 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 4.16 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the legal case of Emerson v. Davies, Massachusetts Circuit Justice Story in effect exonerates a writer who has used other men’s words and ideas and woven …
945 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 5.4 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… our legal archives there is an inscription over the door, “Past Is Prologue.” I believe that applies to writings, too.
946 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 5.5 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
Ellen White used the writings of others; but in the way she used them, she made them uniquely her own, ethically, as well as legally. And, interestingly, she invariably improved that which she “selected”!
947 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 5.9 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the legal boundaries of “fair use,” and all the time created something that was substantially greater (and even more beautiful) than the mere sum of the component …
948 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 5.10 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
I have been asked whether I thought Ellen White was “inspired.” Well, inspiration is a theological word, not a legal word; and I am more at home with legal words than I am with theological words.
949 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 5.17 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
Review : Attorney Ramik, how would you sum up the legal case against Ellen White as far as charges of plagiarism, piracy, and copyright infringement are concerned?
950 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 5.18 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
Ramik : If I had to be involved in such a legal case, I would much rather appear as defense counsel than for the prosecution. There simply is no case!
951 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 6.1 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the Legal Services of the General Conference come to be involved in retaining the firm of Diller, Ramik & Wight, Ltd., to research questions pertaining to Ellen …
952 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 6.2 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the legal aspects and implications of the case. So we retained the services of a highly reputable firm specializing in patent, trademark, and copyright law …
953 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 6.4 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… of legal research is substantial; but our office felt it was important to get the truth, hence our office is paying the bill for the work that was done.
954 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 6.6 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… complex legal issues. We felt we must have a specialist, and that’s what we got. The best firms in this branch of law are here in Washington, and we have worked …
955 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 6.12 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the legal definition of “fair use.” By the definitions established in the law itself she is seen to be operating not only well within the law but in a high, ethical …
956 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 7.2 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the legal profession. All parties in the debate had been, in one sense, laymen—ministers, educators, physicians. Now, however, for the first time a top-flight attorney …
957 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 7.8 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the legal profession is concerned, by comparing legal standards with the way Ellen White used sources are virtually certain to arrive at identical conclusions …
958 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?, p. 8.10 (Adventist Review & Vincent L. Ramik)
… the legal question as to whether Mrs. White was a plagiarist or a copyright infringer provides further evidence that the church wants truth and will continue …
959 The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, p. 13.2 (Roger W. Coon)
… Christian—legally—to eat this kind of food, because he knows it isn’t poisoned, and idols do not exist in the “real” world in which the Christian operates. And …
960 Counsels on Health -- Study Guide, p. 3.7 (Ellen G. White Estate)
… and legal limitations. See Section XI especially.