Katherine Cochrane wrote: > > Sue, > > So, because it is inconvenient for you, you advocate breaking the law? > > Katherine > > >Hello, > >I would like to thank all of the wonderful people that offered their > >help when I recently emailed a plea for some of the information in the > >older issues of Pennington Pedigrees. Today I got that material from > >one of the Pennington angels, and it was so exciting to read through > >what some of the previous researchers had to say about the family. An > >unexpected surprise was some information on another of my husband's > >lines. You just never know what you may find! > > > >I did receive one email telling me that the information could not be > >sent due to copyright laws. I think that the Pennington officers, or > >the membership as a whole, needs to re-think their policy here. Most > >researchers "share" their information. I've run across very few that > >are only "takers." > >That information in the older issues, for the most part, is completely > >lost to new members. Of course, they can purchase all issues that might > >contain a few pages, but at what cost? > > > >Here's what the problems boils down to: As a member, who paid money to > >join, I was unable to obtain the information about my group because of > >copyright laws. But any non-member can walk into any library where > >issues might be located, and can Xerox just as many pages as they wish. > >No problem. I often go to the State Archives here in GA., and there is > >usually a line at the Xerox machine. People Xerox from books and > >periodicals all the day long. So, isn't there a problem with how this > >is being handled? Is this fair to people who pays dues to join your > >organization? > > > >Just a little something you might want to think about, and come up with > >a plan for the benefit of your members. Again, thanks for all of the > >help, and have a Merry Christmas! > >Sue > >==== PRA Mail List -- Visit our Web Site at > > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > >NOTE: All material submitted to this list may be used on the PRA web site > >or in other PRA publications, with proper credit to the author. > >__________________________________________________________ > > List hosted by SOHOWeb.net -- The Small Business IPP. > >Our goal: your success. Find out more at http://sohoweb.net > > or via e-mail at [email protected] > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > Do not post virus warnings on this list. > Practice safe e-mail habits and only open attachments you are expecting > For addition virus info see http://www.symantec.com/us.index.html or > http://www.mcafee.com/ I have a good friend who is married to a lawyer. What he said was that if you are not copying it to claim as your own, and you don't intend to turn around and make a profit from it, you're fine. I am not writing a book. I do not intend to sell the information. And when I see people lined up at Xerox machines, do you advocate eliminating that? I like to have material at home in front of me when I'm working, to compare it, etc. Sometimes, if you have a lot of information spread out in front of you, you sometimes see something that you had missed previously. It's great when that light bulb comes on. So, no, I am not telling anyone to make copies and sell them, or claim them as their own. Sue