Copyright protection does not extend to facts. Copyright protection does not extend to information obtained independently of a copyrighted work. "Fair use" doctrine of copyright law ALLOWS fair use of preexisting material. Any **facts** in the other persons work can be used without infringing on their copyright. Most genealogies are compilations of fact and other information. More information can be found at my copyright web site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikegoad/html/copyright1.htm Mike Goad