*****Please Forward To All Project Lists***** Per the below email from Debbie Beheler, INGenWeb will sponsor the following amendment to the USGenWeb By-laws: ----- Original Message ----- From: Debby Beheler To: sburow@swbell.net Subject: Sponsorship of by-law Dear Advisory Board Members, Indiana has voted to sponsor the proposed change in ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT. Text of approved Bylaws Proposal (sponsored by the InGenWeb Project) *Under the Provisions of the USGenWeb Bylaws, I submit to the USGenWeb Project, that the following section of the USGenWeb Project Bylaws, be 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." Debby Beheler, State Coordinator INGenWeb Project http://www.ingenweb.org/ The USGenWeb webmaster is requested to post the sponsorship of this amendment to the national webpages as soon as is practical. Scott Burow NC - USGenWeb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-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: 269.11.11/944 - Release Date: 8/9/2007 2:44 PM