MERELY to publish a book? Holy mackerel. Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: Shmuel and Shoshana Arnold [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 1:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: The Problem of Sharing Information > > > Hi all, > > I thought I would comment on this issue. I think we need > to ask ourselves what our goals are in researching our genealogies. > Is it because you want to "perserve the past" and "know where you > have come > from", > is it something you enjoy, or merely to publish a book? > > If it is just to publish a book, by all means, don't share your info with > anyone. But if it is to learn your family history, I think it is important > to share with the family. Yes, it is upsetting when another family member > steals your work without crediting your long hard hours of research. > However, keep your goals in mind. "You" are doing the research because > it is something "you" enjoy and "you" feel worthwhile. You can't make > people help. And unfortunately you can't control what people do with > the info when they receive it. If you are afraid of the privacy issue, > don't provide information on living people. If they publish > your info... just ignore their publication. Publish your own > book. > > Most importantly though, when you give out your information to others > make it clear to them your wishes (I know some of you had and they were > ignored). > > Remember though..facts aren't copyrightable. In good faith, they should > credit > your research, and you should ask them to. > > So, remember your goals and don't get caught up in the > "publishing", but in > the "learning" and the "sharing" which is what genealogy is all about. > > Susan > > > > > ============================== > Discover your ancestors and trace your family tree today at Ancestry.com. > You are invited to search our massive collection containing over > 500 million > records, in over 1800 databases. Visit > http://ads04.focalink.com/SmartBanner/page?16226.4 > >