This could be a good addition to my research tools, as well. I'd love to have it. My mother and I just returned last week from a week in Monticello, and we had a wonderful time! We're still talking about it! So many kind, open and welcoming people. We just didn't know what to expect, being outsiders. We were treated as kin, which is how we hoped to be embraced---after all, it's what brought us down there! I can't wait to go back next year. Donna J Gamache Go, Cardinals!St. Louis, Mo., USA Get connected!friending at http://www.facebook.com/donna.j.gamache ________________________________ From: Ruth Conrad <researchruth@hotmail.com> To: kywayne@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 11:44:18 AM Subject: [KYWAYNE] will excel spreadsheet Hello Lois, I would also like to request a copy of the will excel spreadsheet. I do extensive research in Wayne Co, KY and this would help greatly. I want to play the devils advocate and ask the question if the will index is able to be copyrighted. I got this information from the US Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#protect What does copyright protect? Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. ....Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work. I was wondering if the wills are recorded and become public if at that point the information in the will is a fact and therefore not protected by copyright laws. The index is questionable. It is up to you to interpret the copyright law. I have seen many wills on the internet with the copyright notification. But I ask myself the question that why do they post a copyrighted document when it is totally out of their control once posted. I have done professional photography and put my copyright stamp on my photos and not registered the photos and wondered if I wasted my time. This is just a thought. Thank you in advance. Ruth Conrad researchruth@hotmail.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message