I was having a hard time following the original thread and now, I must confess, I'm really confused. What would be the purpose of copyrighting a cemetery location on a map? From whom would it be necessary to retain such information? I don't get it. Shouldn't all cemetery locations, and in particular those that are obscure and hard to find, be accurately recorded and publicly disseminated? Why would one want to hold a copyright to such information? I doubt seriously if there is much, if any, value in terms of publishing and surely no one would suggest that the methods by which such data were collected and recorded are in some way unique or proprietary? On the contrary, most of the survey done by amateurs and even some professionals won't stand up in a court of law. So, exactly what is the purpose of copyrighting a point on a map? How could the author/researcher/cemetery cartographer be harmed by the use of such information by others? The only real value in the information is if it is shared with other researchers. - Rich Green Historic Archaeological Research 4338 Hadley Court West Lafayette, IN 47906 Office: (765) 464-8735 Home: (765) 464-8095 http://www.har-indy.com