Even If Fr. Libietis' work is already out there in the open, he has not relinquished his rights over it. The proper thing to do would be to contact him and:
1-Ask if he has anything to add/change/update to his work.
2-Ask if he wants his work to be printed out and distributed.
3-Ask if he wants to be responsible for that and if he wants to take care of costs and revenues.(Resistance priests, as they are not supported by a Fraternity, should receive the revenues from their work).
These would be the steps that would make sure no sin of injustice would be committed.
Hello Stonewall-
At least as regards any print/hard copy booklet, I am in complete agreement with you.
I had already made an inquiry to Fr. Libietis seeking his permission (and pledging any revenues earned above production cost to him) before I announced my project, but in retrospect, I should have also announced that the booklet was contingent upon receiving that permission.
It may be some time before I receive a response, unless I was lucky in the timing of my inquiry.
As regards the issue of justice pertaining to an electronic booklet, it is less clear to me that the issue arises, because where a hard copy would be considered a commercial venture (and therefore someone could make money off someone else’s work without permission), an e-booklet would not raise any revenue.
Whether in 2019 Fr. Libietis still wants this flyer freely distributed (ie., he never copyrighted them as far as I know) is a legitimate question, which from a moral standpoint muddies the analysis:
Does one still retain a right in justice to determine where and how his work is disseminated if he never copyrighted it (a deliberation which implies the declension of any desire to retain said right)?
Not sure. I can conceive arguments on both sides.
In any case, at least for my part, nothing will move forward without Fr. Libietis’s permission.
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