Bravo Solomon!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <solrich@juno.com> To: <GAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 10:08 AM Subject: Fw: Re: Re: [GAUNION] where is the ancestral sites? > DEBBIE WOOLF: > For your information, the message I sent to you with a copy to > CAT's address < cat@tds.net > was returned as "unknown." That means, of > course, that she no longer uses that address. I have no idea how to get > in touch with her. > Yes, I have heard of about some of this controversy. There are > all sorts of understandings and/or misunderstandings about the situation, > but I think the bottom line is: Somebody is greedy and wants to make a > buck off other people's hard work. > SOLOMON HOWARD RICH > ================================================================== > From: "Debbie Woolf" <woolfpac@prodigy.net> > To: <solrich@juno.com> > Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:09:37 -0700 > Subject: Re: Re: [GAUNION] where is the ancestral sites? > > Thank you Solomon, > Boy, I sure hate to see CAT give up her site. There is a current > controversy among GENWEB and US GEN > WEB or some such groups. One has joined up with Ancestry.com and soon > the info. will only be available by > subscriptions. Many, many things that were donated by people are being > used (I understand) unless it > specifically forbid it. > > I know of several county sites which were pulled and are awaiting new > homes. There is a group looking to re- > establish the free database. Because of this and the possibility of the > info. being 'charged' they simply chose to > pull the pages. As I understood it, the problem was there was some sort > of permission given that if it was on > their site it came THEIR COPYRIGHT and then the other sites would be > charged, even though that's where > the source came from in the beginning. > > It's truly a mess, and I may not understand it completely or > accurately..but the way I'm describing it is as I > understood it. I do have an email from a reputable person about it if you > have any interest. > > For now, I hope it all remains fee. That's what it was intended to be > when people donated. I know I have > some cemetery info. I have given, and census info. along the way that I > never intended to be a paid source. > I believe it is protected by the statement it is my work (at some sites) > and can not be used without my > permission. I certainly don't want someone to make a profit out of my > time (that I took walking and writing) > in those cemeteries. > > For now, thanks, hope my message wasn't too boring. > Debbie > > > ==== GAUNION Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political/religious statements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact > WyleneL@aol.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >