At 12:23 PM 2/25/00 -0800, Andrea Vogel wrote: >Hi all -- I am wondering about copyright concerning data which can be found >on the GENUKI web site (a huge site about UK genealogy). Usually there is no >one credited with the info, so don't know who to contact about it. The >material I am wondering about are village histories, also some church record >transcriptions are to be found there. What about copy/paste to other sites, >mail lists, etc? Is this a no-no or is this stuff that is meant to be shared >around? This site is not like Cyndi's List which is has been compiled by one >person -- all kinds of genealogical societies, county family history groups, >etc. add their info to the GENUKI site so it is a real mixture of sources >and >input. > What say you, folks? Thanks. Andrea Whether or not someone is credited with the info is not important so far as copyright protection. Today copyright protection begins at the moment that ORIGINAL material is created and put into words. What I am writing at this moment is technically protected. Some of the material may be okay to share around so long as it is either in the public domain or is just plain facts. Also, don't forget that small portions of anything may be copied. Proper citation of the source is important, though. http://www.rootsweb.com/copyright1.htm Mike Goad