I think that is ridculous. I do not think the copyright law applies to a book published in 1905. Don't they merely cover 20 years, and it is in the public domain afterward. . Anyone who has an ancestor in the 15th Alabama please give me their names and I will see what Governor Oates says about them. Contact me at [email protected] Le ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 7:27 PM Subject: [ALPIKE] C.S.A. Ancestors > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QU.2ADI/3926 > > Message Board Post: > > > I regret that I have been asked to discontinue postings on the Pike County board due to fears concerning the copyright laws. It would be rather foolish of me to post information without first investigating the law. Excerpts can be used so long as the publication is identified. > > Anyone needing a look-up of the C.S.A. unit served please e-mail the name and I will be happy to check my roster list. > > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Le, here is some information concerning copyright. It looks to me that information cited from public records has no protection under the law....Take a look....docjones Here is a bit of information concerning copyright and its application to certain things... What Is Not Protected by Copyright? Several categories of material are generally not eligible for federal copyright protection. These include among others: a.. Works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression (for example, choreographic works that have not been notated or recorded, or improvisational speeches or performances that have not been written or recorded) b.. Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols or designs; mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, or coloring; mere listings of ingredients or contents c.. Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices, as distinguished from a description, explanation, or illustration d.. Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and containing no original authorship (for example: standard calendars, height and weight charts, tape measures and rulers, and lists or tables taken from public documents or other common sources) e.. You might want to visit the following: f.. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wwp g.. It looks like the last paragraph concerns the issue currently being kicked around on ALPIKE.....docjones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Le Bateman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [ALPIKE] C.S.A. Ancestors > I think that is ridculous. I do not think the copyright law applies to a > book published in 1905. Don't they merely cover 20 years, and it is in the > public domain afterward. . Anyone who has an ancestor in the 15th Alabama > please give me their names and I will see what Governor Oates says about > them. Contact me at [email protected] > Le > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 7:27 PM > Subject: [ALPIKE] C.S.A. Ancestors > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QU.2ADI/3926 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> >> I regret that I have been asked to discontinue postings on the Pike > County board due to fears concerning the copyright laws. It would be > rather > foolish of me to post information without first investigating the law. > Excerpts can be used so long as the publication is identified. >> >> Anyone needing a look-up of the C.S.A. unit served please e-mail the >> name > and I will be happy to check my roster list. >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >