In a message dated 8/31/2007 5:24:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, dsam@sampubco.com writes: << Obvious you have NOT tried without *paid subscription* to know the HUGE difference. They DID require paid subscription to even see a single free site, even USGenWeb Project sites which are free, and even required paid access in order to visit the sites that have NOTHING to do with Ancestry group at all. That inclues the Political Graveyard site, many sites at USGenNet, etc.>> ---- David- My point is that the sites were free as always for ANYONE who wished to FIND them and access them via other means--even at the very beginning the search tool was what was being offered to Ancestry subscribers. Not the database you were led to. << Also Ancestry went too far - with distorted cache links. Google had clear cache link and they're very clear, very much unlike Ancestry. If you have ACTUALLY seen what the cache link look like, you will not tolerate what Ancestry did.>> ----- I saw no difference and had no difficulty in knowing what was being done--cached pages vs. live page links. << Now it's Obituary Collection - still requiring paid access to see FREE obituaries at many online newspaper sites. Copyright issue here now. >> ----- The obituary search tool is, once again, what is included in the subscription fee, NOT the obits themselves--you can find them through other means if you want--but the tool is nice to have. Also, I think when all is said and done--you will find there are no copyright issues involved in caching pages and linking to live sites in these instances. As Pat pointed out most obits have no copyright issues anyway. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour