I believe you are missing the point. First of all, I merely submitted what someone else had said--as they asked. I certainly don't object to sharing and have done so with MANY other researchers. However, these companies should not be allowed to just pkg. and sell what other people have sent in. They may not even give credit to the researchers. In some cases people are submitting to so-called secure web sites where a password is given to other family members and friends. Otherwise supposedly no one can access it--and some of these have also ended up on CD's for sale. I've also had experiences, as many others perhaps have--where my shared work then ends up on another individual's web site, and yet no credit is given to the person who did all the work. In one case, it simply states "work researched and compiled by so-and-so" (the owner of the site). Sources should be included. Karen -----Original Message----- From: wefox [SMTP:wefox@ncats.net] Sent: March 26, 2001 1:12 AM To: OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Genforum If you are so worried about someone, or some organizations getting and using your information, and don't want it distributed to others. Then don't put it online in the first place. Just put it in a box and hide it, and leave instructions that it be buried with you. That way after you are long gone, no one will remember you at all. Bill Fox ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp