> > "I asked you to remove my family from ancestry.com. They are not > > related to you, you did not ask permission to include them. You are > > setting yourself up for a possible lawsuit putting names on the > > Internet without asking permission." > > > > I received the above email from the person who gave me the > > information. The information is privatized but the person is listed > > as the source. I don't understand her concern. > > > > It is not easy removing a file from Ancestry.com because it is an > > old file and has to be done by them which I have requested. > > > > I'm not sur she has a legal leg to stand on either. > > Ideas? Comments? > > > > patricia ricci > > I'm a little puzzled as to why you would be posting information > about people to whom you are not related on Ancestry. In fact I'm > puzzled why anyone would post anything on Ancestry who are simply > making an unreasonable profit out of the hard work of others. > However despite the other person's possible considerable effort > gathering that information, most if not all of it is probably > information that's available in the public domain, and as many law > suits about 'unauthorized' biographies have shown, publishing such > information is indeed not illegal. Therefore these threats are > simply bluster and unenforceable. > > Mick <mickg01@verizon.net> I have a database full of information on the Italians who settled in Cumberland many of which are not "related" to me but the info is useful. Many people have contacted me and I have been able to send them directly more info about their families than they had dared to dream. The info is privatized on Ancestry.com The person who is asking me to remove it gave it to me many years ago as I had established a connection to her family. I told her that 4200+ people in the database are connected to her ancestors but she is more aggrieved because someone did stel her info and republish it for profit. Her name does not appear except as the source of the information she gave to me. Interestingly someone has usurped my entire file on Ancestry but it is a private file. I will contact that person and see if she is connected. -- Pat Ricci Winter: 122 Demont Ave E #356 Little Canada MN 55117 651/766/8482 Summer: Comstock WI 54826 715/822/3256 PIE #203 ADLT #214 Researching Italians from Cumberland Wisconsin patricia ricci <plr@infionline.net>