Try http://www.copyright.gov and http://www.loc.gov/copyright. Sorry I can't get these to come up as hyperlinks. >From: Mary Kathryn Kozy <mkozy@attglobal.net> >To: ILCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILCRAWFO] Info on HR 3261 on copyrighting of data >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:23:56 -0800 > >--=======67AF501C======= >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-3DE47265; charset=us-ascii; >format=flowed >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >You all might want to check out this bill. It apparently has rather large >ramifications for all types of data (read that as genealogical data). The >way most people understand it is that once some data was published by >someone, it would then be considered "copyrighted" by them, and would not >be able to be redistributed. If you do a Google search (which, BTW, might >also be affected by this type of a bill) on the name of the bill (HR 3261 >or HR3261), there is more information out there. Does anyone know more >about this than me, and am I worrying for nothing? If not, we might want to >contact our representatives on this one. > >http://www.publicknowledge.org/content/legislation/legislation-hr3261-bill/attachment > >Mary Kathryn Kozy >mkozy@attglobal.net > >--=======67AF501C=======-- > _________________________________________________________________ Let the advanced features & services of MSN Internet Software maximize your online time. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200363ave/direct/01/