I've been offline for a while due to a failed modem, but after reading through 1400+ emails, it has occurred to me that I never personally signed my name to or gave any permission for anything I ever posted to become the property of anyone else. I know that it's stealing if you take my car, and I didn't give you permission, no matter the fine print you wrote. Folks, my genealogy work is many years in the making and means much more to me than any fine car on the road! I know all about that "fine print" stuff, but I just would be willing to believe that any court would rule genealogy research would be considered part of the right to privacy, and also, freedom of speech dictates. AND that the research belongs to the researcher, which means US and not Rootsweb. No one ever posted work there with the purpose of publishing or giving it to anyone, but to find assistance with his/her research. I'm certainly not a lawyer, but I've had a few law courses, and it seems to me that they are the ones with infringement problems. Am I off the beam with this...just in fantasyland, or what? Not that I intend to even think about a court battle, but someone out there may just lob a class action suit at them and give them pause for some serious thinking on their part! Besides that, I mostly only posted years ago, and I hope it was all wrong!!! Wouldn't that be delightful??? That's a lovely thought right now anyway! I know this is off-topic, but all these other responses have made me think about this, and I think that our property is being stolen and "fine print" or not, they are the pilferers!!! I do hope they will reconsider and rectify this situation; it is shameful on their part. Godspeed to all, and thanks for being such enjoyable folks to "be around." Dolores M. Pringle