Send reply to: "Karen Bush" <[email protected]> > >>>>Karen, > > I am horrified that you would even suggest such an act of outright > copyright infringement on this list! >>>> > > > WAIT A MINUTE -- I did not suggest that some one do that. I feel you > have quoted me out of context and that you changed the meaning of what I > was saying by not looking at the whole paragraph. My meaning was that > while someone might be able to take facts from another webage -- which > facts are not copyrighted -- I said that it was not right to do that. > > <<<To suggest that a person might be able to steal someone else's > page and change it slightly so that others don't know it was stolen > is completely inappropriate. >>> > > I DID NOT suggest that someone steal another's work. Please re-read my words. Your message sounded like a "how-to" of copyright infringement. In other words "here is how to break copyright law even though I don't think you should" >I DID said that it > was wrong to do it. I think that it is unethical to take someone's work, > even though the information they used may be public domain information. > My opinion is that if you want to use some public domain information you > ought to go get the documents yourself and do the work, rather then take > someone else's work. > Your remarks may still be giving others the idea that they can go out and copy what they want regardless of copyright laws. Note that I said "can" not "may" -- you are informing others on a public, and archived list, that they can take others' work, but that in your opinion it is wrong. I believe that to be an inappropriate message to send on a public list and I also believe that those who didn't think of doing this before, will do so now.  It seems you and I are actually in agreement over the ethical questions but it really doesn't matter what you, or I, or anyone *thinks* about the morality of taking someone else's work -- the fact remains that it's against the copyright laws. I have not accused you of violating copyright laws -- I have only taken exception to your posting earlier today. If I have misunderstood your intent with your first email, then I stand corrected. Lorine Lorine McGinnis Schulze [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * The Olive Tree Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ * The Canadian Military Heritage Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~