That is good to know. I didn't know about the 10%. Thanks, Becky York ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ On Indian Mtn. near Coeur d'Alene ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ My Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ouryorks The Url of York ~ for all York lines http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~allyorks ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Irby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [TXBROWN] Cemetery Records > It does as long as you don't copy more than 10% of the book. > > Becky York wrote: > > > I think if your family is buried there you should surely be able to post, > > put on a website or whatever you want even if you find them in someone's > > copywrited cemetery book. It just may get down to an issue of those who > > write these books for profit, could be violating some kind of privacy or > > otherwise blurp when writing about YOUR family. Scanning all pages and > > posting isn't a good idea, in respect for someone's work but typing > > information from the book about your or someone elses' family, should be > > okay. > > > > Hope this makes sense. I don't mean any disrespect to the great people who > > write the books, just have some concerns about those who are only interested > > in profit. > > > > Becky York > > My LEE family came from Brown Co. (Cherokee LEE's) > > ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ > > On Indian Mtn. near Coeur d'Alene > > ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ > > My Family Genealogy > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ouryorks > > The Url of York ~ for all York lines > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~allyorks > > ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ric" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 9:56 PM > > Subject: [TXBROWN] Cemetery Records > > > > > The following message was sent to me and below it you can see my > > > response. Don't misunderstand, my intentions are not to undermine the > > > hard work of those that contributed time and effort to complete the > > > cemetery record books. In fact, I think everyone that helped, in all > > > aspects, should get credit for their long hours of dedication to > > > genealogy and history of Hamilton County. My ancestors have only been in > > > the Hamilton area since 1880 and I know many of yours have been there > > > even longer. Whatever records we can dig up should be for anyone > > > interested or involved in the county. > > > > > > > > > from: Betty Cole Wienke > > > (in the following you'll notice that only Pittman and Hengst show > > > credit for the Cemetery Records of Hamilton County, TX) > > > > > > > Ric, I checked "Volume 2, Cemetery Records of Hamilton County, TX. > > Pittman > > > > and Hengst, published 1996, Honey Creek Cemetery, pages 769-795. > > Directions: > > > > From Hamilton's square take Hwy. 281 north about 10 miles to Olin, turn > > left > > > > on F.M. 219. Travel 3 miles north on F.M. 219, turn right on Co. Rd. > > 120. > > > > Travel 2 miles on Co. Rd, cemetery is on the right. Open gate and go > > about > > > > 1/2 mile to cemetery. Cemetery is barely visible from road." > > > > > > > > Ric, if you will send me your mailing address, I will scan and land mail > > the > > > > pages of Honey Creek Cemetery to you. > > > > > > Then the following came from Carlian Pittman: > > > > > > > > Ric: The book Cemetery Records of Hamilton County, Texas is > > > > > copywrighted. Betty Weinke is not allowed to copy the pages from the > > > > > book on Honey Creek Cemetery and send them to you. > > > > > Carlian Massingill Pittman > > > > > President > > > > > Hamilton County Genealogy Scoiety > > > > > > Then my response: > > > > > > > Carlian, > > > > > > > > I know she can't copy the book by scanning the information or using a > > > > xerox machine to copy it (because of the copyright), but she can read it > > > > and tell me what she read by sending it either e-mail or snail mail. > > > > > > > > Ric > > > > > > So..... all this boils down to one thing. Should anyone and everyone > > > have access to the cemetery records of the county? AND, if someone were > > > to buy the book, do they then have the right to put the information on > > > the internet? After all, they bought the book. It then belongs to them. > > > > > > Let me know what ya'll think. I already know what some of you are going > > > to say but I want to hear from more of you. Perhaps some of you that > > > actually did the work on the books but have never gotten credit. > > > > > > Fred (Ric) Gordon > > > Williamson Co., Texas > > > > > > By the way folks. Just so you know I do have SOME interest in Hamilton, > > > though small, I went to school there but dropped out of high school in > > > 1962 and joined the Navy. 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