Hi Everyone, I want to try to wake you all up about something regarding copyrights. Most of us never give it a thought..we get and recieve pohots and documents all the time. But theres a trap in here, and we all have to be aware of it. To start, lets say we have photo or document that we want to share...we all do it...and thats just super. BUT the thing you have to understand is this, once you have passed what ever it is on to someone to post, THEY have the copyright... you have explictely given it to the person who is the Web master. In most instances you will be told in some manner that you are passing copyright..which you MUST do in order for the item to be placed on the site..etc. OK, so far so good. Now we want to talk about what you are not being told. Lets say you build a gen.tree online....super, feels like an easy way to do it doent it ? BUT..now you will be asked if you want to post...Oh boy, good deal ? No, its not ! You would be given a series of screens after you said ok to post..your all excited about getting online..and WHAM ! You didnt even notice, but who ever provided the program has grabbed your copy right ! Now, this ordinarily wont matter..we give and receieve freely..but what happens down the line when someone is writing a book or something and quotes you as source ? Uh oh..we got a problem here. Or, you or a friend/family memeber wants to copy what you put on line (and that includes photos)...you can"t do it..the copyright now belongs to the Website..its not yours anymore, unless you have held the copyright back. Most Webmasters dont get bent if we copy a photo to send on or something..BUT it could happen ! My prime example of this copyright thingy is the fact that IF you build a tree online, using Ancestry.coms "Family Tree' and gone on to post it..That means you ran though all the screens they put up, and clicked "OK" to all of them..YOU dont own that info any more..Ancestry does ! Further,,if you build your Tree, using another program, and agree to put it online..you had better be VERY sure that you, and only you..retain the copyright ! Otherwise, you may see YOUR work show up in someone elses book without a thought of the work you did ! What makes it even worse is the fact, you cant use your own work because YOU have violated THIER copyright !!! In close Dear Friends..please be VERY careful where you put your long hours of work, and the things you have gathered. Some, like Tim West, wont give you grief. But others (who I wont name) will gather and SELL your work..under thier copyright ! Take care my Friends... and keep safe ! BJ _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/