My lastest letter to the wemaster of "Arthurs's Attic". I will also be contacting Tripod this morning on this matter. >Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 06:58:52 -0500 >To: ArthursAttic@hotmail.com >From: Lygia Cutts <Cuttstree@net1inc.net> >Subject: Copied Files > >Dear Sir: >I am once again writing to you on behalf on the ALGENWEB ARCHIVES in regards to the copied files posted on your web site. Since I have not received any response to my letter of Thurs., May 6, 1999. I have no choice but to contact Tripod on this matter. I have already contacted a legal representative and he has agreed to help with this matter if necessary. Please find below a copy of my email of May 6, 1999 > >"Dear Sir, > Upon inspecting your web site. I have come to the realization that almost all of the information you have posted on AL at your web site was copied from the ALGENWEB ARCHIVES. Upon receiving several emails from my submitters, I know they did not give their permission for you to copy this information and post it. Also no credit was given to these submitters including myself (you have copied my information also). You have clearly ignored the copyright notice posted on the TOC page and on each file as written below: > >"All materials contained on these pages are furnished for the free use of those engaged researching their family origins. Any commercial use, > or, electronic publishing on another site without the consent of the host/author of these pages is prohibited. All images used on these pages > were obtained from sources permitting free distribution, or generated by the author, and are subject to the same restrictions/permissions. All > persons contributing material for posting on these pages does so in recognition of their free, non-commercial distribution, and further, is > responsible to assure that no copyright is violated by their submission. " > >AND > >"USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy >of providing free information on the Internet, this data >may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this >message remains on all copied material. These electronic >pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or >other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial >individuals and libraries is encouraged." > >I must ask that you remove the files that you have copied from the ALGENWEB Archives immediately. If you would like to link to these files feel free to do so, if you like to upload this information to your website, I must insist that you contact each submitter individually and gain their permission in writing before posting their information to your site. If you have already gained permission from these submitters, please supply me with a copy of their letter of permission. > >Thank you for your prompt actions in removing this material from your web site. > >Lygia Dawkins Cutts >AL File Manager ALGENWEB ARCHIVES" > > Lygia Dawkins Cutts 881 Weaver Road Brewton, AL 36426 Cuttstree@Net1inc.net Lygia's Genealogy Page http://users.net1inc.net/cuttstree/index.htm Southwest AL Genealogy Surname Registry http://members.tripod.com/~lygia/index-1.html ALGenWeb - AL File Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~algwarch/alfiles.htm ALGenWeb - Escambia County http://users.net1inc.net/cuttstree/escambia/gendex.html ALGenWeb - Lamar County http://www.rootsweb.com/~allamar/lamar.htm ALGenWeb - Conecuh County http://www.rootsweb.com/~alconecu/conecco.html Lygia's Clogging Page http://users.net1inc.net/cuttstree/clog.htm