14.07.09
Bennett a crook along with Gurdjieff
Bennett’s son tries censorship
I find it amusing and somewhat incredible anyone would try to prevent citation of Bennett’s work online, as a form of censorship.
We will certainly cite Bennett as much as possible and ignore this presumption of copyright.
But putting Bennett online was not our purpose, and the publicity given to that crook is a problem in itself.
So to Mr. Bennett, we should say, you are out of line. We mean to expose the whole Gurdjieff game, and Bennett won’t be spared in that.
Your father was a crook, and a crook’s disciple. And the use of his Dramatic Universe to bamboozle students of spirituality needs to be exposed completely.
Andrew said,
14.07.09 at 3:46 pm
If you were going to post the book chapter by chapter, then it’s an obvious breach of copyright. Is that what you intended or were you laying out the pages for a chapter-by-chapter commentary of your own?
nemo said,
14.07.09 at 3:59 pm
Who are you?
I wasn’t planning to do anything with the text, beside a few topical quotes, for general color.
The analysis and expose of the text doesn’t require any material from the book at all.
What is needed is for those likely to be ensared by this book to be able to defend themselves.
It is a pity that Bennett didn’t do the job right. He had a good idea, but the dishonesty of Gurdjieff rubbed off on him, and wrecked his achievement.
Andrew said,
15.07.09 at 10:04 am
I’m just a reader of your blog. What I’m saying is that Ben Bennett might have incorrectly construed your chapter placeholders as an intent to post the actual text of DU.
The Gurdjieff Con » Mr. Bennett blew it said,
15.07.09 at 2:36 pm
[...] Andrew comment [...]
c bennett said,
16.07.09 at 8:26 pm
nemo, John Landon ……
your book; World History and the Eonic Effect
566 pages
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation; 3rd edition (June 16, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1436318688
ISBN-13: 978-1436318686
Is your book with copyright protection. The copyright notice asks that permission for copying in any form be in writing to the copyright holder.
Why do you have issue with The Dramatic Universe volumes 1-4 ( JG Bennett ) being copyright protected? I don’t get it?
C. Bennett
nemo said,
17.07.09 at 10:43 am
I don’t have any issue whatever. I merely expressed my surprise that scholarly references would be challenged under the rubric of copyright.
That destroyed a project of commentary on the spot.
nemo said,
17.07.09 at 11:03 am
x
nemo said,
17.07.09 at 11:04 am
This comparison is ridiculous.
World History and the Eonic Effect has been online in three editions.
Match that gesture of generosity before you make comparisons.
The Gurdjieff Con » Confusion about copyright said,
17.07.09 at 12:17 pm
[...] Bennett’s confusion over copyright first: John Landon != nemo? This new comment about copyright by Mr. Bennett misses the point completely. Scholarly quotations objected to on copyright creates a tense environment for discussion, and here must result in boycotting The Dramtic Universe save as critical commentary. If the issue were plagiarism, misquotation, theft of text, etc, that would be one thing. But here the issue is simple commentary reference. [...]