PLAGIARIZE - "to take and use as one's own the writing or ideas of another" - The American Heritage Dictionary. In 1994 I compiled a list of the 4000+ burials since 1816 in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Corfu, NY. Data came from several sources - ALL cited in an "Acknowledgements" and discussed in an "Introduction". Also included are computer-drawn plot "maps" and a brief history of the cemetery (with source citations). All known burials are tabulated alphabetically with married women cross-listed by maiden name when known. Individual data include death/interment date, grave location referenced to the "maps", and in many cases, birth date/place, military service, spouse(s) and limited genealogical information (mostly on my family members). Monetary reward was never my goal. Complimentary copies of the 90 page product were deposited at the Genesee Co. Hist. Library, at the Richmond Mem. Lib. in Batavia, and with the E.H. Cemetery Assn. Copies were also given to some individuals who expressed an interest in the work. I have also done, and will continue to do, many look-ups for fellow genealogists. (My email address has been listed on the Genesee Co. Genweb page cemetery look-ups for a couple of years!) Where does PLAGIARISM come into the picture? While surfing the Web, I visited <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygags/index.htm> and followed the links to Genesee County Cemeteries. There I was surprised to find all of my Evergreen Hill Cemetery data (except the maps) duplicated, including my family's genealogical information. The cemetery's history is there (with no source citations), but gone are the "Acknowledgements" and "Introduction" sections and ANY reference to me as the compiler of the information. It appears that the only things added are the announcement "Copyright (c) 1998 by [name withheld]" and a warning that copies may not be made without permission of the copyrighter. I did not copyright my material. A mistake I guess! But, doesn't courtesy demand what the law apparently does not - that the source of information be properly cited when it is reproduced? Will other volunteers be willing to spend months digging through handwritten records, walking through cemeteries, checking and rechecking the data, and compiling their results only to have someone else reproduce it all with a copyright? Do we need to proceed with a degree of caution that would make a Philadelphia lawyer smile? Or can we do our work, exchange information, discuss, give credit where credit is due, and all benefit in the long run? Ed Harrison EJHarrison@compuserve.com P.S. I have also compiled the burials in Alabama Center Cemetery, Alabama, NY. Copies of this have not been distributed or placed on the Internet (yet). However, I will do look-ups for anyone interested.