If I contribute my GEDCOM to Rootsweb do I (1) have to copyright it first? (2) lose any rights to the compilation of information? (3) can others down load my GEDCOM and sell it? I understand it is probably immoral, but is it illegal if they don't get my permission even though I got much of the information from public records or interviews with living relatives? (4) what if they sell only the information older than 1923 and delete my current info -- can they sell it then? Also, I exchanged my GEDCOM with one other person searching the same name. She included my info into her file and now it is on Ancestry.com. I didn't copyright the info and we didn't discuss how she could use the info. I know it's my info because she included my wife's family and her unusual family names which are rarely found on the internet. Plus she listed several living relatives. Can I write to Ancestry and ask them to remove it? Looking forward to hearing from someone. Have tried to research the copyright rules on the internet but could not find specific information concerning these GEDCOM files. John Martin