If someone is going to "publish" original material, the obvious step in preventing copyright infringement is to prominently claim copyright where the material appears. I put quotation marks around the verb since publishing covers more than issuance of material in print form, as we all likely know now that the Internet is a place on which material is placed. The legal codes of many jurisdictions provide copyright entitlement without a formal statement (or symbol) to that effect appearing with the material. Nonetheless, prevention includes effectively causing removal of infringed material when it has been pirated. Enforcement of any legal right, unless done by a public authority, can be expensive. Typically a "demand letter" is sent in order to secure cooperation prior to filing of a law suit. Some legal codes, such as in Georgia (so I am told by a lawyer friend), provide for recovery of attorney fees and court costs when a judgment is entered for an intentional violation of a person's rights (for a tort, in case you are familar with that term). So, the major decision regarding copyright is whether to place the material out for public view or not. Unless you have funds for litigation and a means for detecting infringement, anything after display of your material depends on the ethics and legal awareness of those viewing it. Please note that I am not addressing what copyright encompasses, only what infringement "prevention" entails. Hope that adds some clarity. I did this by request, not by inclination to get into this subject here. Sharon Carberry, J.D. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pádraig Mór Ó Gealagáin" <padraigogealagain@rogers.com> To: <IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [CLARE] Family Tree Collections > ... > Sharon, being of a legal mind and profession, might have advice on how to prevent copyright infringement. > > **** Reply to LIST only, please. Thank you **** > > Pádraig Mór > An Sean Gabhar

Thanks, Sharon, at least I now know more on this subject.. Joseph Sharon Carberry <sm8carberry@comcast.net> wrote: If someone is going to "publish" original material, the obvious step in preventing copyright infringement is to prominently claim copyright where the material appears. I put quotation marks around the verb since publishing covers more than issuance of material in print form, as we all likely know now that the Internet is a place on which material is placed. The legal codes of many jurisdictions provide copyright entitlement without a formal statement (or symbol) to that effect appearing with the material. Nonetheless, prevention includes effectively causing removal of infringed material when it has been pirated. Enforcement of any legal right, unless done by a public authority, can be expensive. Typically a "demand letter" is sent in order to secure cooperation prior to filing of a law suit. Some legal codes, such as in Georgia (so I am told by a lawyer friend), provide for recovery of attorney fees and court costs when a judgment is entered for an intentional violation of a person's rights (for a tort, in case you are familar with that term). So, the major decision regarding copyright is whether to place the material out for public view or not. Unless you have funds for litigation and a means for detecting infringement, anything after display of your material depends on the ethics and legal awareness of those viewing it. Please note that I am not addressing what copyright encompasses, only what infringement "prevention" entails. Hope that adds some clarity. I did this by request, not by inclination to get into this subject here. Sharon Carberry, J.D. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pádraig Mór Ó Gealagáin" To: Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [CLARE] Family Tree Collections > ... > Sharon, being of a legal mind and profession, might have advice on how to prevent copyright infringement. > > **** Reply to LIST only, please. Thank you **** > > Pádraig Mór > An Sean Gabhar ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== If you just want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to IRL-CLARE-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the digest list) IRL-CLARE-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the message body ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx