In a message dated 6/14/99 4:25:15 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Before anyone decides to publish such a database to a WWW > site in its entirety, they'd be well advised to check the copy- > right and get permission from the compiler. >> By all means, check with the compiler. I recently had an E-mail from someone who said they were going to put five of the cemeteries I worked so hard to survey on the net--using a book she had purchased. I requested she not do this. Our library is selling those books to make money to buy microfilm and books for others to use in their research. Besides. She didn't have to deal with packs of dogs, yellow jackets and nuts shooting at birds. I believe this woman was truly trying to be helpful, but just wasn't thinking it out. If I had wanted to put this information on the net, I would have done so myself. Remember, citing sources is not enough. Getting permission is necessary. I realize public records are not copyrightable, but there is something to just doing the right thing. Cat