> But such a wholesale misuse of the book bothers me, > I totally disagree. That is not misuse nor is it a violation of any copyright law so long as minor portions are being given out. Unless these people are using your work to make money for themselves, the copyright law isn't a consideration. You're not really suggesting that it's perfectly alright if people copy from it at the library but not ok if someone else looks it up for them at home, are you? I didn't ask for a lookup in that book, but maybe I should have, sounds like a good one. Edna

Sending any email to a list is in fact publishing (making public). Publishing more than a small amount of copyrighted material (fair use) violates the copyright. That doesn't mean a small amount in each post. For those who doubt this, try republishing (on the web or on an email list) a significant amount of data from Ancestry.com or Broderbund. You can expect to hear from their lawyers once it's brought to their attention. If copyrighted works could be republished at will, where's the incentive for authors and compilers? To create a book in that enviroment would be to invite theft of your labors. Of course, burglary will never cease and copyright infringement will never cease. We have laws to minimize both and to deal with violators. Undoubtedly many well-meaning individuals do not think this through and have only good intentions. Please think before publishing copyrighted material. And read the notices that come with your Broderbund CDs.