Another question that I haven't seen addressed is copyright infringement. I looked up the laws and they seem to indicate that it's okay to lookup 1 or 2 names for someone else, from a copyrighted source that you own, , but what are called"blanket" lookups, that is everyone with a certain name, are not allowed. People email me and ask for ALL the Smiths or Jones's on a CD or in a certain book, and sending it to them is actually breaking the copyright laws. I think we need to tread carefully in this respect. We all have a pretty good thing going for us, and if we play by the rules, nothing need change. Original Message----- From: Janice G. Donley <jdonley@bellatlantic.net> To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 12:10 PM Subject: Re: Private replies vs. listserv replies >I agree that private-type messages should be sent to individuals, however >I wouldn't want to discourage people from sharing their research with the >group. Also if several people have responded to your message I don't >think it is unreasonable to thank them as a group through the list. > >I have picked up a couple of leads from names hidden in others research >of seemingly unrelated names. Sometimes a member of your family line >might marry into my line and that name isn't an issue for you, but it >shows me where my line is and possibly an unknown family member. > >I think this group is really good about keeping messages short and to the >point. The only things I see that we mess up on (including me) ;-}) are >putting the main names in caps and keeping the subjects relevant. Both >of these things help others to know what to delete and what to keep. > >This is a very generous and active group. I appreciate all the time and >energy everyone puts into it. > >Janice > > >==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the list. Send an e mail to >ohjeffer-l-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body.