I believe the owner of a book may provide information that is in the book to anyone that owner wants to. You just cannot reproduce (except for one's only usage) the copyrighted book or republish it. In a message dated 12/12/2008 3:22:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I maybe wrong but aren't' marriages public record and can't be copyrighted? now I understand that the other words that he/she uses can be copyrighted. or are they copyrighted. Just was curious about the copyright. It is a tricky subject. Vivian ------------------------------- 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)