I always heard as a former songwriter want a bee, that if I wrote a song and then mailed it to myself and kept it sealed, that would be proof of my copywrite? cia, cristy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: copyrights, "Fair Use", and genealogy > Paul - > > It's my understanding that no actual legal action has to take place for a > copyright to be in effect, so any photograph taken is the property of the > photographer at the instant it's taken. Same with writings - they are > copyrighted to > the writer when words are put to paper. If this is true, Olin Mills > pictures > are in fact copyrighted to them. I've had several places refuse to make > copies of 'church' photos taken of my parents because they are copyrighted > to > those photographers. > > Now where did I go wrong in my understanding? > > Bev > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >