Carol, I have done a lecture on copyright and the genealogist. It was based on my experience and Sharon DeBartolo Carmack's book. I could give it for D-OGS if that would be of interest. Margo In a message dated 12/11/2008 7:56:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: We've been considering a topic for a future D-OGS meeting that features copyright issues and so when I heard Brook Gladstone on her program "On The Media" this weekend, I paid close attention. She was interviewing Dr. James Boyle, a Duke professor who has written a book _The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of Mind_ (http://astore.amazon.com/jamesboylesbooks-20/detail/0300137400) and I thought, "there's our speaker". Unfortunately, several dozen or hundred other people or organizations were thinking the same thing and when I contacted him to ask about a program he graciously declined, but offered us something in return - to go to his web site and download a pdf version of his ebook gratis, and perhaps that would give us a sense of the subject. And of course, that is the whole idea of the subject. Go here for his website _http://www.thepublicdomain.org/download/_ (http://www.thepublicdomain.org/download/) . I'm sure you'll find the book most interesting, and you'll see why it is not a simple subject. Genealogists probably grapple with copyright issues as much as any academic, and don't always have the best resources to guide them. Just ask Sharon DeBartolo Carmack about that. She wrote a book as a result of her brush with copyright issues. Enjoy the book, with all thanks to Dr. Boyle Carol **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom0000001 0) ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)