How does one become a certified genealogist? > [Original Message] > From: Bobbye Davis <bobbye@microsped.com> > To: <WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 10/28/2002 12:11:33 PM > Subject: [WILLIAMS] Copy write of your materials > > I asked my cousin who is a Certified Genealogist about copy write. This her > reply > > . Your research is copyright already when you write it and sign your name > as researcher. > > As that stupid person said, all records are public. Public records, yes, > but not when you dig them out with hours of your time invested and somebody > comes along and uses your exact wording for their own write up. > > Besides, you are the one with the documentation. If any questions arise, > you are the one to give the answers. What answers is he going to give if > asked? He must refer the question to you as the author of the published > piece. He cannot answer with authority if he did not do the research. Why > would anyone want to put themselves in that position? The legal term for > this type of "stealing" is Plagiarism. (copying, lifting, stealing, illegal > use, breach of copyright, bootlegging) . > > > > > > > > > ==== WILLIAMS Mailing List ==== > List web page: http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/WILLIAMS.htm > Your WILLIAMS listowner - Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ --- Carla Turner --- kitten0318@earthlink.net