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Third-party content and copyright

This project distinguishes between two kinds of material:

  1. Original text written for the casebook — licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
  2. Quotations from published works and public talks — used briefly, attributed, and kept within the bounds of criticism and review.

Third-party media is not reproduced here. The casebook summarizes arguments in its own words and links readers to the originals.

Kevin Thompson / Beyond the Fundamentals

The casebook's profile of Kevin Thompson and several proof-text files summarize arguments from his YouTube series Beyond the Fundamentals. The arguments are paraphrased and attributed to the video by title and ID. The project does not reproduce his scripts, does not re-upload his videos, and does not republish his content in bulk.

What is in the published project

  • _sources/thompson-video-index.md — a linked index of the videos, with a short summary of each, so a reader can watch the originals and judge for himself. It contains no long verbatim passages.
  • 06-voices/kevin-thompson.md — a profile that describes his method and arguments in the casebook's own words.

The videos and their spoken content belong to Kevin Thompson / Beyond the Fundamentals. This project's use is limited to summary, brief quotation, and attribution — the ordinary material of criticism and review. Readers who want the argument in full should watch the linked video; the index is a map, not a substitute.

If you are the rights holder and want material removed or corrected, open an issue or contact the maintainer, and it will be handled promptly.

Other sources

The same rules apply to every other source:

  • Books and commentaries are quoted in short excerpts for criticism and review, with bibliographic detail. They are not reproduced in bulk.
  • Confessional documents (Dort, Westminster) are public-domain texts; they are quoted with citation.
  • Patristic texts are public-domain translations, cited by edition.
  • Lexicons are cited, not copied. Lexical glosses are paraphrased unless the exact wording is verified and the quotation is short.
  • Sermons and lectures are summarized and linked, not reproduced.

How to handle a new source

  1. Read or watch it.
  2. Write a paraphrase with a citation (author, work, locus, video ID).
  3. If the exact wording matters, quote no more than a sentence or two, with quotation marks and a source.
  4. Link to the original rather than reproducing it.
  5. If you are unsure, ask before publishing.

License scope

The CC BY-SA 4.0 license on this project covers the original text only. Quoted material remains the property of its authors and is used under the applicable exception. The license does not grant anyone the right to redistribute third-party media.