One of the joys of genealogy is the sharing of information, especially with new-found cousins. However, due to the naivete of newcomers and provided features by for profit companies, such as creating ones on Web page, I feel I must stop this practice. I have sent various individuals quite a bit of the information I have amassed on my family, with the caveat that it was for personal use, especially since some of the info I had was copyrighted or the result of research by others than myself, to whom I've always cited as the source of info. Much to my dismay I've found my information posted on created Web sites at the Family Tree Maker location. Despite warnings and such by FTM two individuals had posted the information I had sent them, as their own. One has since removed the info after I let him know I did not appreciate what he did..the other still maintains his web page, although he did not post the info exactly as I sent it to him rather incorporating it with info received from other sources, much of it erroneous. In any event, be careful to whom you send your research and include copyright info, etc in the file someplace. Sites such as FTM are taking this info and in turn putting it on CD and selling it, profiting from the work of many genealogists.