In a message dated 8/21/2007 1:17:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I feel one can not post anything to the web, if it is not one's own research. To many times I have seen info taken from the web and added to another web site, and that info is wrong. example how many web sites have diana denton born in ky abt 1757 when most folks know that the first white settlement was Ft Harrod in 1774. In my case my computer crashed in 1994 and I sent my incomplete disk to another researcher. This was for the World Family Tree project by Banner Blue. I have seen my info on several web sites, in it's incomplete form. Information that is not of your research is to be used as a guide, not as fact. And certainly not posted to any web site until you can document the details. Therefore copywrite is moot point, post only what YOU can document. Bob Dennis ---- Bob- You are comparing apples and oranges here. Copyright (note spelling) is a LEGAL issue and it means you you cannot copy another person's copyrighted material (except for small portions under Fair Use). As to someone posting INACCURATE information, any user contributed data needs to be verified by those who find it--there is no guarantee that any information is inaccurate and if everyone waited to post information for which they could document the details--well, there wouldn't be much family history posted online. With many online family tree programs one can make note of the information and sources and note when something is conjecture or unproven--it still may be helpful to others. There is no law that information you post has to be proven or accurate. As to posting only information you have researched--there may be instances where you obtained permission to post someone else's information and there is no limit of posting facts such as names, dates, and places. This is public information and anyone can use it--no one owns facts. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

I see nothing wrong with posting other people's research, as long as you have their permission and YOU CREDIT THE SOURCE. Even undocumented material can be useful. You should never accept anything on any web site as a fact. Even the best original source can be misinterpreted, and often is. The important thing is to document, document, document. Ron Wall ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] posting family history material In a message dated 8/21/2007 1:17:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I feel one can not post anything to the web, if it is not one's own research. To many times I have seen info taken from the web and added to another web site, and that info is wrong. example how many web sites have diana denton born in ky abt 1757 when most folks know that the first white settlement was Ft Harrod in 1774. In my case my computer crashed in 1994 and I sent my incomplete disk to another researcher. This was for the World Family Tree project by Banner Blue. I have seen my info on several web sites, in it's incomplete form. Information that is not of your research is to be used as a guide, not as fact. And certainly not posted to any web site until you can document the details. Therefore copywrite is moot point, post only what YOU can document. Bob Dennis ---- Bob- You are comparing apples and oranges here. Copyright (note spelling) is a LEGAL issue and it means you you cannot copy another person's copyrighted material (except for small portions under Fair Use). As to someone posting INACCURATE information, any user contributed data needs to be verified by those who find it--there is no guarantee that any information is inaccurate and if everyone waited to post information for which they could document the details--well, there wouldn't be much family history posted online. With many online family tree programs one can make note of the information and sources and note when something is conjecture or unproven--it still may be helpful to others. There is no law that information you post has to be proven or accurate. As to posting only information you have researched--there may be instances where you obtained permission to post someone else's information and there is no limit of posting facts such as names, dates, and places. This is public information and anyone can use it--no one owns facts. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- 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