My two cents: Without arguing the legality, or senimentality of the issues, I think we are missing one important possibility: the future! At some point, in the tomorrows, some person will use those CDs / websites to plug in a new fact that he / she has discovered. This future researcher will be grateful to complete a link, or tree, or branch, and to US for this unselfish, or maybe unknowing release, of our hard work. The future generations will probably view "paper" as novel and cumbersome. They will use CDs and websites for things not even imagine now. Another possibility is some sort of future calamity. What if a flood or wind destroyed all your hard work? These CDs and websites make it much easier to rebuild information even though it may be flawed or otherwise less than perfect. No, I don't like many of the things that they do but, so far, it's the best system yet. Sure, they make $$ but they will spend lots more protecting their investment and thus provide for future genealogy research. Just be selective and responsible about what you post and share. Our exchange of ideas of how these sites should behave also provides them with what they can expect in the future - a good thing. Tom Gloria Frazier wrote: > If, John, we, on the other side of the coin, can help get Ancestry > in line with our desires snipped