My understand is that the data can't be copyrighted, but the presentation can be. To take occasional entries out of a book to share would be one thing, but to lift a lot of information from the book would be something else again. And while I'm all for sharing information, if there are too many requests at one time, to post all of the answers on the list might border on copyright infringement--but to answer the question off-line to an individual might not be. Legalities can be funny things, and a lot of it would depend on whether the author and/or the publisher wanted to pursue it. Karen In a message dated 12/12/2008 2:22:51 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I maybe wrong but arent' 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)