I stand corrected: I did some heavy searching and couldn't find a cut and dry answer to the question of copyrights with obituaries. So I did the next best thing, I talked to an attorney! <g> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be extra safe regarding copyright material, only use pre 1923 material unless you have permission from the author/owner. This is what a copyright attorney advised me. This goes for art, pictures, text and even music. You may quote the original, crediting the author. The recent changes in the law do not affect items already in public domain (pre 1923). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Cindy Johnson *American Local History Network - WI* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html *My Wi. Family History Page* http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm *WI Census Data* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html *Saxonia House Restoration Project* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/saxoniahouse.html