>GENEALOGIES. A genealogy consisting merely of transcriptions of public >records, such census or courthouse records, or transcriptions made from >headstones in a few local cemeteries, are also deemed by the Copyright >Office to lack minimal creativity. On the other hand, the creativity >requirement may be satisfied if the creator of genealogy compilation uses >judgment in selecting material from a number of different sources. >------------------ Or, in other words, lie! All those old genealogists we laugh at were onto something: tell the truth, cite your sources and your work won't be protected! Be "creative" and your copyright is safe!! Is that really what you're telling us Mike? Libbie Griffin P.S. I'm only joking, but the more I learn about copyrights, the less anxious I become to publish anything.