Ian, I believe professional genealogists have to pay a much higher subscription rate to access the information. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Dunbar" <iandunbar@f2s.com> To: <Isle-of-Wight-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:36 PM Subject: Re: [IoW] 1911 Census > Hello all, > > How will professional genealogists pass on the results of their research > that includes the 1911 census, if it cannot be sold or transmitted to > anyone > else? > > What position does that put the recipient in, knowing that the information > has been illegally transmitted to them? > > Regards Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: isle-of-wight-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:isle-of-wight-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Roy Stockdill > Sent: 20 November 2009 12:09 > To: mjflists@yahoo.co.uk > Cc: Isle-of-Wight@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IoW] 1911 Census > > On 20 Nov 2009 at 11:52, Mike in Droitwich wrote: > >> Hi Roy >> >> What about if I go to Kew or one of the centres round the country who >> have it free and offer to do look ups for people while I am there? >> >> Mike in Droitwich > > > That's a good question, Mike, and I regret I don't have the answer > immediately to > hand! You could try asking TNA. > > However, I suspect there will be something in writing somewhere that > states > that your > research is for your own personal use only and is not to be sold or > transmitted to > anyone else - there usually is such a condition with regard to virtually > all > transcribed > and published records. > > I know for a fact that the National Burial Index Second Edition licence > has > such a > condition in it, because I chaired the working party that produced it. I > am > pretty certain > all family history CDs and online data, whether produced by commercial > companies or > by local family history societies, also contain such statements and > conditions. > > I am afraid we may be raking up an old can of worms here, but it is > inevitable that this > comes to the surface every now and then. There are those who seem to think > everything should be free, but this begs the question of how those who are > producing > the data can be expected to go on doing so if they are not getting any > income from it? > > Those who produce the data would argue that every free look-up loses them > money > and is a form of piracy. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > ************************************** > You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: > Isle-of-Wight-Admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-WIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.707 / Virus Database: 270.14.66/2504 - Release Date: 11/19/09 > 19:42:00 > > > ************************************** > You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: > Isle-of-Wight-Admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-WIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this incoming message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.8.3 > http://www.iolo.com > _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.8.3 http://www.iolo.com