Gayle, Thanks for your explanation. I was having a very difficult time with this issue. I am so glad you obtained an attorney's opinion. Very sincerely, Linda ---------- > Hi, > > We just went through this on another list and any records over > 70 years old are records for public information. This means > anything that is available out there to the public can be used. > Information in published books can also be used but not the > full context of the book. We had this checked out with an > attorney. Every book that I have or anyone else has and does > look-ups can share their information that is in the book. All > this is doing is sharing what one has and nine times out of ten > we all list our sources and page #'s where the source was > found. > > Every list that I have been on if someone has vital records in > book form they give the information out, the name of the book, > the author, and the page number. You are not putting the whole > book on the list but excerpts of the book that anyone can get > if the go to the library and get it on library loan. I have > even had information sent to me, copies of pages in a > copyrighted book, that pertain to my family that the > information came to me over a list. This is what genealogy is > all about, sharing the information that you have found with > others who are still searching. > > Bryn, I think that if you posted the information that you have > access too and someone wants you to do a lookup in those books > or CD's that would be safer than listing ALL the records and > you an post them to the list so that everyone can see the reply > as this list is set up to reply to the list rather than > replying to the author. The reason for that is to try and > bring everyone into the discussion and keep the list more > interesting rather than replying to the specific person. > > Always, Searching > > Gail Meyer-Kilgore > Casa Grande,AZ > Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley > Searching: Meyer, Kruger, Groen, Nottelmann, DeVries, Remmers, > Reints, Hayenga, Frerichs > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > *~* > List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the Butler Co., NE Web page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/index.html