I suggest that we leave things well enough along. The bylaws have worked so far so please lets stop this stuff now. Thank You, Patricia Viellenave Lewis & Upshur Co., WV ----- Original Message ----- From: "by way of Lesley L Shockey<LesShockey@wildblue.net>" <lflesher@fidnet.com> To: <wvgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:46 PM Subject: [WVGEN] Proposed Bylaws Amendment > Whereas a bylaw amendment proposal has been submitted to the AB described > as > an urgent matter affecting the well-being of the Project, and > > Whereas the USGenWeb bylaws provide that the AB shall propose urgent > amendments, > > I move that the following bylaw amendment proposal be considered as to its > urgency by vote of the AB. Should the outcome of the vote determine that > the > proposal is urgent, I further move that the proposal be presented to the > membership as an urgent amendment. > > Should the outcome of the vote determine that the proposal does not meet > the > standards of an urgent amendment, I further move that the originator of > the > proposal be thanked for his contribution in submitting the proposal. > > PROPOSAL: > > Under the Provisions of the USGenWeb Bylaws, Article XVI. "AMENDMENT TO > BYLAWS", Section 5, I submit to the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board, and > the > National Coordinator, that the following section of the USGenWeb Project > Bylaws, be urgently amended as follows: > > That the current Article X which currently reads: > > "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT > > Section 1. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright of websites resides solely > with > the creator of the web page(s). Their inclusion as part of The USGenWeb > Project does not give any irrevocable right, implied or otherwise, to The > USGenWeb Project to permanently use the material. > > Section 2. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright to queries and any other > data > submitted to any state or local websites resides with the submitter. The > submission of queries and other data to The USGenWeb Project implies that > The > USGenWeb Project may continue to post the material until/if such time the > submitter requests removal. > > Section 3. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright to data contributed to any > special projects resides with the contributor, who agrees that The > USGenWeb > Project, as a not-for-profit group, has permanent use of the data. The > permanent use agreement is conditional upon the non-profit nature of The > USGenWeb Project and will become null and void if The USGenWeb Project > should > ever cease to be non-profit. > > Section 4. All members of The USGenWeb Project shall be responsible for > adhering to The USGenWeb Project's Official Copyright Policy which may be > found, along with further information about copyright, at The USGenWeb > Project national website, > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html." > > Be amended to read: > > "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT > > Adherence to Title 17, US Code, The United States Copyright Law [Link > to:http://www.copyright.gov/], is the responsibility of each member > website > Coordinator, and the Site Coordinator has the responsibility to assure > that > submitted materials for publication on any USGenWeb member site are in > compliance." > > > Larry Flesher > SWSC SC Rep > > ___________________________________________________________ > Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com > > > USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/931 - Release Date: > 8/1/2007 4:53 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >