So, HeritageQuest can restrict the reposting? Sara On 3/9/06, JYoung6180@aol.com <JYoung6180@aol.com> wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/9/2006 2:49:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sarabtarpley@gmail.com writes: > > HeritageQuest has posted images of books that are now in the > public domain. > However, the HeritageQuest user agreement says that you cannot republish > [or > even share, as far as I can tell] materials that you find > on HeritageQuest. > I am somewhat confused by this. If I were to find one of these books > in > my local library, I would certainly feel free to put excerpts on my Web > site > and wouldn't necessarily know about HeritageQuest's copyright. I > understand > that they can own the images, but can they also own a photocopy made > directly from the book or my typewritten transcription from either the > book > or their image? > > If HeritageQuest can indeed restrict the reproduction of these books or > pages thereof, does it fall within fair use to post on a personal Web > site a > single article from a book that contains numerous articles? > > Sara Binkley Tarpley > > > > Sara- > > It is NOT fair use and is NOT a copyright issue at all, AND the images of > public domain material can't be copyrighted either...what you have in this > instance is a LICENSING agreement--a contract you agreed to when > subscribing to > HQ. So copyright and fair use play no role here. > > Joan > > > ==== COPYRIGHT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb's mailing lists are filtered and attachments are removed. A virus > that is distributed as an attachment will not reach you through a RootsWeb > mailing list. For further information about Viruses, Trojans, Worms etc., go > please to: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus.html. Think to keep your > Anti-Virus up-to-date! > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >