---------- > From: GINGER AND ROBERT WESTON <[email protected]> > To: Heide Sciacca <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: COPYRIGHT-D Digest V99 #57 > Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 7:56 PM > > What about this family treemaker program that asks people to submit files > everytime it reaches 100 people. > I don't believe that people are aware that this company;whom I might add is > now owned by Mattel;are selling these peoples private files for $19.91 a > CD. > Take for instance,I have been doing research for the past year on a > particular family and have found out that someone in the family has donated > their file to the FamilyTreemaker. I don't mind if they did,just that do > they realize that the company is selling their information and making a > bundle off of it? > Did some research on the Broderbrund Software company and found this out. > They were taken over by The Learning Company;then they were taken over by > Mattel. > Checked out their stock positioning and they aren't doing that bad,because > now more people are doing this geneology than ever before.Especially since > the LDS has opened it's site. > What do you think? > Ginger > > ---------- > > From: Heide Sciacca <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: COPYRIGHT-D Digest V99 #57 > > Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 4:02 PM > > > > Carol, > > That is so true! I also wanted to mention that all previous messages with > the > > information can probably be found in the archives, so it can be found by > > anyone. Like you said, once it's "out there", it's virtually impossible > to take > > it back. My question is, if someone is using the information previously > shared > > by others, how can it be proved that copyright is being violated if the > > information wasn't being protected when it was first disseminated? I > personally > > stay on the safe side and try to have sources and some type of > documention for > > my information. > > Heide > > Carol C-H wrote: > > > > > At 06:19 AM 10/13/99 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Four of my surnames, for which I administer lists, plus variants, have > > > >major researchers who have in the past shared their information on BBS > or > > > >private mailing lists or email Some are planning to publish and do not > > > >wish the information which they have formerly shared to be sent to the > > > >current Rootsweb lists by third, or even fourth parties (who may not > be > > > >aware they are using someone else's research). > > > > > > > >Has anyone else had this situation come up and how have they handled > it. > > > Have had that situation; it has become a very common occurrence. They > are > > > out of luck. They shared the information, and it probably has been > shared > > > many times since - it may already be on lists, boards, CDs, online > Gedcoms, > > > and who knows what else. If they do not want the info to become > public, > > > they'd best not share the info. With anyone. > > > > > > Carol C-H <[email protected]> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > > > Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > > ============================== > > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account > today: > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi