In a message dated 9/1/2007 10:38:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, RoverLSmith@aol.com writes: 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- I'm not sure how you can accurately pinpoint copyright infringement in a file if you are not the copyright holder. I say this because I know I have personally granted permission for some other researchers to include my data with attribution in their files. If you are seeing files that don't give attribution to another person or database as the source--how can you tell who the copyright holder is? It is often difficult to determine who first posted the information and who researched it unless you find copyright material of your own in someone else's file. I do know that RootsWeb most likely wouldn't take action for reported infringement unless the complaint came from the copyright holder himself. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour