This is of interest to all Genealogist Did you all know that a new law was passed through Congress and signed by the President that extends the copyright law by another 20 years? What does this mean to genealogists? For one thing, those newspaper obits you want to transcribe and put on line are now protected for another 20 years. So if the obit was published after 1922 it is protected by copyright law until 2019. There is an article at http://www.usigs.org/signal/98-11-2.htm that explains more. The article was written by Richard W. Eastman who also writes 'Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter'. **************************************************** James A. Streeter - SIR JAMES - james@rootsquest.com - ICQ 3737732 President -- United States Internet Genealogical Society USIGS Web Page -- http://www.usigs.org New Hampshire USGenWeb -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/nh.htm Sullivan Cnty Nh -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/nhsul.htm Essex Cnty Ma -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2150/essex.htm Caledonia Cnty Vt -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/cledonia.htm Lamoille Cnty Vt -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/5275/lamoille.htm Orange Cnty Vt -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2150/orange.htm