Plain TexIn regard to obituaries, you cannot post verbatim transcripts of obits that fall under copyright protection, unless you can provide express, written permission to do so from the copyright holder. In general, anything published on or after January 1, 1923 should be considered to have copyright protection. Anything prior to that date is OK. If you have an obituary that is copyrighted, you can still abstract the factual information for posting to the board...facts cannot be copyrighted, but their presentation (in the form of an obit) can. Thus, you can extract the individuals name, birth date and place, death date and place, family members and relationships etc. and send that information. Deeds and wills etc. are public documents and are not protected. Cemetery records are public information. However it would be appropriate to get permission from compilers of cemetery information (such as the DAR records) before providing them to the web site. Again, the facts (cemetery location, dates, etc.) cannot be copyrighted, but the presentation, in the form of a book of cemetery readings, can be. When unsure, always ask permission. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/