I found the government web site <http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright> for copyright. >Resent-Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 15:51:58 -0700 (PDT) >Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:50:23 -0400 >From: Michael Burdge <mburdge@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: mburdge@earthlink.net >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) >X-Accept-Language: fr >Old-To: Laura Phillips <lap_2001@yahoo.com> >Old-CC: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ANDERSON-L] Re: Lookup Controversy & copyright >To: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2638 >X-Loop: ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: ANDERSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > >It is my understanding that "facts" cannot be copyrighted. What can be copyrighted is the manner, format, style, etc by which the >facts are presented. There may very well be a copyright problem if someone posts a quote of copyrighted material. > >However, I seem to recall that there is a fair use exception to the copyright laws, whereby scholarly research etc. which quotes >copyrighted material is permitted, so long as credit is given to the copyrighted source. With this exception, it seems that there >would not be a violation if the material is quoted, credit is given, and then the person gives his/her own analysis and comments on >the material quoted -- or the analysis and comments of someone else (again, while giving appropriate credit). > >Anyone have any analysis or comments on my thoughts? (When you respond to this invitation with your analysis and comments -- I >won't sue you for violating whatever copyright I have on this topic.) > >Mick > > >==== ANDERSON Mailing List ==== >Some Members ANDERSON Web Pages >rickshay@grin.net (Rick Anderson) >http://www.grin.net/~rickshay/anderson/JAnderson/WC_TOC.htm >AmyHutton@aol.com (Amy Hutton) >http://members.aol.com/AmyHutton/Anderson.html >SAnderson@mailhost.accolade.com (Slade Anderson) >http://www.slade-anderson.com >farris@netnitco.net (Bryan L. Farris) >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9649/gen.htm > > > Patricia Smith smithpat@iex.net