In a message dated 2/5/2006 1:17:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, James_Capobianco@emerson.edu writes: Can someone explain, in the light of issues brought up in the paragraph above, how database vendors (such as Proquest, for instance) can claim copyright on digital copies of public domain censuses and other works? They can't claim copyright to the copies of the images but, if they used a process that they created and is original, they can patent the process. An image of a graphic is merely a reproduction just like reprinting a book would be--nothing creative or original. But a process that enchances a graphic image can be patented. Joan

Hello guys , As one person that HAS made a Direct comparison of the Actual Original census copy and the copy of the census shown on proquest ancestry heritage quest etal I can say with out fear , They can copyright those images , IN ALL Cases they are MUCH Better than the Original !!!!!!!! , Phil , who lives 20 minutes from the NARA Facility in Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: <JYoung6180@aol.com> To: <COPYRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [COPYRIGHT] another point, related to Bridgeman v. Corel decision > > In a message dated 2/5/2006 1:17:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, > James_Capobianco@emerson.edu writes: > > Can someone explain, in the light of issues brought up in the paragraph > above, how database vendors (such as Proquest, for instance) can claim copyright > on digital copies of public domain censuses and other works? > > > > They can't claim copyright to the copies of the images but, if they used a > process that they created and is original, they can patent the process. An > image of a graphic is merely a reproduction just like reprinting a book would > be--nothing creative or original. But a process that enchances a graphic > image can be patented. > > Joan > > > ==== COPYRIGHT Mailing List ==== > LATIN-WORDS-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. To subscribe, send subscribe to mailto:LATIN-WORDS-L-request@rootsweb.com (Mail Mode) or mailto:LATIN-WORDS-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >