David, I stand corrected about my statement that no one on the list has compiled census. I have used AIS many times and found them quite useful. But aren't we talking indexes here? BTW, I'm sure I have seen a copyright notice posted on some AIS indexes I have used over the years. Or did I? Maybe it was just in the "Introduction?" Hey, if the AIS indexes are not protected by copyright, why can't I reproduce all the pages and make my own book and sell it? I would probably have a big lawsuit on my hands! Sorry to have been so disagreeable, but I will NEVER submit that my compilation of the entire censuses are not protected by copyright. Bennie "W. David Samuelsen" wrote: > > Bennie, > > You assumed wrong! > > I have been doing it for 20 years plus (for AIS/AGES). I know what > it take to copyright a work or not. > > The ONLY portion that is copyrighted is something that was NOT in > original census data. That is the markers. Exact transcription is > NOT copyrightable at all. And the introduction is copyrightable. > > W. David Samuelsen >