People in doubt about copyright violation should check the inside cover of Ancestry Magazine where they state their material may not be reproduced without written permission. They also state they charge a small fee. Any written article, letter, or story belongs to the author(or those that purchase all rights from the author) It is protected by U.S. copyright laws from the moment it is written. The author can sell all their rights, some of their rights, or all their rights for a limited time. This protects authors. I was not being hostile to jd, I did not say he had done something intentionally criminal. I was letting him know he had broken copyright laws unless he had permission from the author---responsible listowners are concerned about this. If something is published on the web, you can include the website address in your email directing people to read the article there. If the article was published there in violation of copyright laws it will be a matter between the website owner and the author. I was only interested in pointing out another way he could share the information without breaking the law. He then responded with hostility and a juvenile need to point out my typo--which I take full responsibility for <I make MANY ;-) >--by the way, he again violated copyright laws by posting a letter I had written privately to him in a public forum without my permission....If we want to be responsible researchers we need to be aware of the law--that's all--jd, could have provided the same information to the list by simply providing the URL to the article. I was not angry or threatening and this heated, sarcastic response was uncalled for. dianne

I believe you fit right in there with some of these trial lawyers. Bill Bryant ----- Original Message ----- From: <pals@goldrush.com> To: <DOHERTY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:38 PM Subject: [DOHERTY] Copyright > People in doubt about copyright violation should check the inside cover of > Ancestry Magazine where they state their material may not be reproduced > without written permission. They also state they charge a small fee. Any > written article, letter, or story belongs to the author(or those that > purchase all rights from the author) It is protected by U.S. copyright laws > from the moment it is written. The author can sell all their rights, some of > their rights, or all their rights for a limited time. This protects authors. > I was not being hostile to jd, I did not say he had done something > intentionally criminal. I was letting him know he had broken copyright laws > unless he had permission from the author---responsible listowners are > concerned about this. If something is published on the web, you can include > the website address in your email directing people to read the article > there. If the article was published there in violation of copyright laws it > will be a matter between the website owner and the author. I was only > interested in pointing out another way he could share the information > without breaking the law. He then responded with hostility and a juvenile > need to point out my typo--which I take full responsibility for <I make MANY > ;-) >--by the way, he again violated copyright laws by posting a letter I > had written privately to him in a public forum without my permission....If > we want to be responsible researchers we need to be aware of the law--that's > all--jd, could have provided the same information to the list by simply > providing the URL to the article. I was not angry or threatening and this > heated, sarcastic response was uncalled for. dianne > > > ==== DOHERTY Mailing List ==== > DOHERTY List Administrator > <<commander@inetone.net>> > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >