"Jim Michaels" <jmichae3REMOVE@THISPLEASEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> FYI, the KJV text is pretty much like public domain, which is why it's
> included in so many free Bible programs. It is not copyrighted with
> royalties like other versions of the Bible. I think KJV Bible makers can
> copyright their additions (study helps) to it as a derived work, which is
> why you may see copyrights in theirs.
>

You can't copyright the text of the bible but you can copyright the format
and any additions you make (like illustrations).
That is why bibles are copyright but The Bible is not.