I think this should interest everyone posting abstracts: Subj: CAKINGS-D Digest V99 #52 Date: 6/8/1999 3:49:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: CAKINGS-D-request@rootsweb.com Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:CAKINGS-L@rootsweb.com">CAKINGS-L@rootsweb.com</A> To: CAKINGS-D@rootsweb.com Content-Type: text/plain CAKINGS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 52 Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 15:30:13 -0700 From: Sunni Bloyd <sunni@cnetech.com> To: CAKINGS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <375C47F5.3111@cnetech.com> Subject: [CAKINGS-L] RE: Copyright and obituaries Hello all, a newsflash that I think you as genealogists will find interesting. On GenConnect we have been having a discussion about copyright as it pertains to obituaries. Until just a little while ago, the policy was stated that it was better to abstract obituaries--to err on the safe side--even though it seems that most obituaries are not copyrighted. Copyrighted obituaries are usually long, have a byline and probably a picture of the deceased. Okay, that was how matters stood until a message was forwarded to us from Copyright-L, from a copyright attorney who said flatly that articles are written by reporters and they are covered by copyright; obituaries are not copyrighted "at present." (boy does that last bit ever sound like a lawyer!) Sunni -- Sunni Bloyd CaGenWeb County Coordinator,Fresno County, California http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/fresncty.htm Kings County, California http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/kingscty.htm Glenn County, California http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/glenncty.htm Orange County, California http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/orangcty.htm Jack County, Texas http://www.rootsweb.com/~txjack/ JonJan Felines--American Shorthairs & American Wirehairs http://www.cheta.net/connect/cat/gallery/JonJan/default.htm