Linda: here is my opinion. If I give my info to FTM (which I have done) without compensation, then I can freely provide it to another individual. I have given my info to about 12 newly discovered cousins this year. I do not have a problem with providing them my info and they in turn using it to put on CDs and selling it to other researchers. In fact, a couple of cousins have "discovered" me because of that. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: Linda <hill@ctelcom.net> > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: FTM vs. Copyright > Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 8:53 AM > > I would like my fellow genealogist advice. I have FTM 4.0, I have > researched (8) brarnches of my family line, witch include a little over > 6,000 names and documents in my database. As you know this is a lot of > time, work and expense. > My FTM program keeps asking me to submit my work. However, I have noticed, > that if I do submit to them, they claim the copyright to what I submitted. > At this point I can't bring myself to give up the copyright to years of > expensive, hard work. I fell like their going to put my work on a disk and > sell it to others. When I would gladly give copies of my work to interested > parties. > Does it mean that my work is no longer mine? > Am I missing the point? > Linda hill@ctelcom.net > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net > > >