Hi Sally, Yes, the obituaries fall under copyright. The news paper that they appeared in holds the copyright. I remove such postings, and send the submitter an explanation of why they were removed. If the submitter can supply evidence of the newspaper's permission to publish (easy to come by) then they are allowed to post, but not with an authenticated permission. donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Youngquist" <youngqui@interl.net> To: <RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 6:31 PM Subject: Copyright I am wondering about a couple of posts made to my GenConnect Obituary Boards. These posts were made by none family members from recent obituaries, year 2000. Do these recent writings fall under copyright and could these posts upset family members if they knew about them. I don't feel right about it and wondered what the policy is. Sally ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2