I have a real problem with amendment #14. As it is now, when a cc leaves all material not supplied by that cc stays with the site. Under the proposed amendment, all contributors/submitters have to be contacted before their material can continue to be used. The problems I have are: (1) That's going to be a nightmare to implement, and (2) All a cc has to do is not indicate and/or remove the submitter's contact information and all the material will be forever lost as it can't transfer without being able to contact the submitter. Dennis, if you see this, what is the rationale for this proposed amendment? -------------------- Ron Henson Choctaw Co. Coordinator Oklahoma GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchocta Yahoo IM okchocta

Things are a little different now that the internet has exploded on the scene. There is a new definition of "copyrightable" data. Facts, names, dates are "facts" and are not copyrightable. If a volunteer submits a cemetery registry, for example, the "facts" of the registry are "up for grabs", it is that simple. However if there are any photos, narration, "unique" organization of material, that is copyrightable. The trouble with "rogue" archivist is that they can go "off the deep end" any moment. It is my thought that any submitter MUST make sure that their data is correctly posted at the time of submission. It is their responsibility as well as the archivist to give credit where credit is due. There is no way to "idiot proof" the world. It is the responsibility of the State Coordinator or Archivist to police these people on the "fringes of reality" who begin to believe the data is theirs personally. The SC or SA could go in and change the password or something to prevent the rogue archivist from deleting or moving the data. It is my understanding that the submitter will be contacted if the material is to be REMOVED. Any submitted data belongs to the website (archive) and not the individual archivist. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 5:03 PM Subject: [OK-Coordinators] #14 > I have a real problem with amendment #14. As it is now, when a cc leaves all > material not supplied by that cc stays with the site. Under the proposed > amendment, all contributors/submitters have to be contacted before their > material can continue to be used. The problems I have are: (1) That's going > to be a nightmare to implement, and (2) All a cc has to do is not indicate > and/or remove the submitter's contact information and all the material will > be forever lost as it can't transfer without being able to contact the > submitter. > > Dennis, if you see this, what is the rationale for this proposed amendment? > > -------------------- > Ron Henson > Choctaw Co. Coordinator Oklahoma GenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchocta > Yahoo IM okchocta >