In June of 2003, members of this and other XJW forums were informed of the availability of the "Watchtower Bookshelf CD," and in that initial announcement they were told:
"...the WT BS CD is being distributed as freeware to seekers of truth everywhere."
Many expressed an interest in the project, which was very gratifying.
On June 27 2003 at 1:58pm, david63042 posted this message on another JW forum:
"I would very much like a copy of the Watchtower bookshelf CD. If someone would burn a copy for me and mail it I will pay them for this. Please email me and I will give you my home address. Thank you. Email me at [email protected] "
Now, just a short while after obtaining his FREE copy of the WT BS CD, david63042 has begun SELLING them on EBay!
link to david63042's EBay auction here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3537810446&category=29364
(oops! the link does not work - if you go to EBay.com and search for 3537810446 you will find it.)
David63042 - What were you thinking?
This CD-ROM is NOT yours to sell. You received it for FREE. You DID NOT spend hundreds of dollars putting this CD together, nor did you spend more than a thousand hours preparing the material for distribution. You DO NOT have permission from the author of this CD to sell it ANYWHERE, and so you are requested to remove your offering from EBay and to refrain from selling it anywhere at any time in the future.
Your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated by the worldwide apostate community.