Unless someone isscanning images from a published work, there isn't likely to be a copyright infringement involved. If there was, it is rootsweb they would be hounding, not you. There for it is nothing more than some idle threat. How about dropping your hitleresque management of this list and let people participate without all the interventions you see fit to make. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony & Sue (Skay) Abruscato" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [McCARTY-L] Rootsweb's Acceptable Use Policy : This isn't my threat...it's based on Rootsweb's policies! You subscribe to : these lists, so therefore you've agreed to follow the organizations : policies and abide by their rules. I'm just saying that if Rootsweb, and : myself were ever taken to court over a subscriber posting copyrighted : material, then I would hold the subscriber responsible as well. : : And it you had read my previous message yesterday, you would have seen: : : >On the other hand, facts taken from public records are not : >copyrighted. It's the manner in which they are delivered or presented : >(published, etc) that are copyrighted. : : Sue : : At 11:19 AM 04/09/2000 , you wrote: : >...and of course keep in mind that names and dates are not copyrightable : >material, only the presentation thereof. Thus Sue's threats are fairly : >hollow. : > : > : >----- Original Message ----- : >From: "Tony & Sue (Skay) Abruscato" <[email protected]> : >To: <[email protected]> : >Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 12:04 PM : >Subject: [McCARTY-L] Rootsweb's Acceptable Use Policy : > : > : >: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html : >: : >: The following are #'s 4-5 from Rootsweb's Acceptable Use Policy: : >: : >: 4.POST ONLY MATERIAL YOU DO OWN. When you post to RootsWeb, you must : >either : >: be the copyright holder (that basically means you wrote it), have written : >: permission from the copyright holder, or the material must clearly be in : >: the public domain. : >: : >: 5.YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR POSTS. If you post anything that results in : >: RootsWeb being sued, you are responsible for any costs you incur. We may : >: also hold you responsible for any costs we incur defending ourselves. : >: : >: This is a Rootsweb hosted list....before flaming me, or others on this : >list : >: about posting material directly from copyrighted material, please take : >: these policies into consideration. Please make note, I will also legally : >: go after anyone who has posted copyrighted material, if I as listowner : >: should be included in any legal actions taken. : >: : >: Sue : >: McCarty-L listowner : >: : >: : >: ==== McCARTY Mailing List ==== : >: Email Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl : >: : >: ============================== : >: The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: : >: Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. : >: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ : >: : >: : > : > : >==== McCARTY Mailing List ==== : >Email Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl : > : >============================== : >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. : >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. : >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi : : : ==== McCARTY Mailing List ==== : New McCarty GenConnect Boards: : For a listing of available boards please visit: : http://www.rootsweb.com/~sueskay/lists/mccarty.htm : : ============================== : Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. : RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. : http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi : :