Joan, If it were something I had posted, I would ask the person who had copied my material to please remove it, or ask them to at least cite the source, and then report it if they didn't comply, but I have only seen this infringement. I used to help with other people's trees sometimes, but don't have my own. I've just seen this numerous times looking at other people's trees and wondered why they do it. It would really be nice to know who the original writer was, because they are the person you would want to email for more information. Debbie Debbie- If there is copyrighted material posted at RootsWeb without permission of the copyright holder AND the copyright holder can prove the validity of their claim--the first course of action is to ask the person who has committed the infringement to remove the copyrighted material. If they fail to comply contact the RootsWeb HelpDesk. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour