HeritageQuest does not hold the copyright. The works are in the public domain and free to use as you see fit. They may 'own' the images of the book on their website. I am in the middle of scanning some books from various libraries for my own personal digital library. Eventually I am hoping to have an online library of books, modeled after Project Gutenberg, http://www.gutenberg.org. Aaron Hill > From: ruthplay@scrtc.com> Subject: Re: [COPYRIGHT] HeritageQuest Images> Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:46:09 -0600> To: COPYRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> > I have found that if you ask for permission to use an excerpt from the larger > documents, most digital libraries will give permission.> > Ruth> > Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. ~Jean Anouilh> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JYoung6180@aol.com>> To: <COPYRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:02 PM> Subject: Re: [COPYRIGHT] HeritageQuest Images> > > >> > In a message dated 3/9/2006 2:59:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,> > sarabtarpley@gmail.com writes:> >> > So, HeritageQuest can restrict the reposting?> >> > Sara> >> >> >> > A lot of people just agree to those licensing terms that are so restrictive> > and then break them. They seem to get away with it as long as they are not> > blatantly reselling the data and just doing a brief lookup for someone for no> > profit--but mind you, I'm not suggestin! g you break the licensing agreement.> >> > Joan _________________________________________________________________ Search on the go: Try Windows Live(tm) Search for Mobile beta http://www1.imagine-msn.com/minisites/mobile/Default.aspx?locale=en-us