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

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