Frequently Asked Questions

Seen a BBT work pirated?: Please let us know. If it's on a website, please tell us the address. If it's elsewhere, please send us whatever details you can.
Heard the rumor we lost our copyrights in a court case?: Oh, rumors, rumors! The truth is just the opposite. In the case you might have heard of-the so-called Kary case, settled in 1998-with the agreement of all parties the court affirmed that the copyrights at issue all belong to the BBT.

BBT? BBTI? Who's who?

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) is a California religious trust that owns the copyrights to the works published by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada during his lifetime.

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International (BBTI) is a California corporation that has acted as an authorized agent of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust since 1988. The BBTI also owns the rights to some later works.

The BBT and BBTI work together to protect Srila Prabhupada's rights and serve his will.