As I see the situation of copyright, I believe there should be protection of a persons works. As many of you know, first hand, genealogy research can be and is expensive and time consuming. So if we present this information in a certain format, it should be protected, especially from corporations whose only purpose is to cash in on someone else's work. And yes, I do copyright my webpages, but for the reasons stated above. But, the majority of us are family genealogist and therefore have no indention of making money on our toil. We sense an emotional high when we find another piece of information that connects the family together and we want to share this excitement with others. There is no malevolent intentions to anyone's hard work. So, to say that "Disguised as the nicest people on earth, many genealogists are nevertheless thieves, plagiarists, and copyright infringers" is not only irresponsible and reckless of the author, but borders on slander. Her definition of "many" is somewhat vague, but her remarks under "excuses" could be defined as almost every family historian. I wonder if the fact that being a certified genealogist (for hire) has anything to do with her title of the article "DARK SIDE OF THE INTERNET". One has to ask, is the intent to share and help family research or to make MONEY? -- Dave Goodman