I agree with Jenny on this. I could care less how many people copy verbatim the information and dialog found within my family file. I have many photographs supplied by others on my web site but I always include "Photo Courtesy of ..."
But just one additional point for William: your "data" does not belong to you and you cannot assert any claim or copyrights over most of the raw data. Images, recordings, stories, look & feel, and other things can be copyrighted. But data like "born in 1850, married in 1870, and died in 1920" cannot belong to anyone. For years there have been long and furious discussions on various forums that addressed this issue. How and why Ancestry.com claims copyright protections on the data on their servers is a matter left for the attorneys and courts to sort out. Brian in CA -----Original Message----- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestry.ca direct link to Legacy William H. Boswell wrote >I've had the same problem with pirating of my data which is why I no >longer upload my information especially on Ancestry.com. I really don't care if people want to "pirate" any data I put on line. I don't guarantee that all my data is 100% accurate so if they think it is that's their problem. If they want to deprive themselves of all the fun of doing their own research, that's their problem. On the other hand, if a previously unknown/unfound relative of mine is able to make contact with me because of my online tree, so much the better. Of course, it's always much *nicer* if someone asks if they might use your data and I always try and ask permission of anyone whose online data I might want to use. It's only polite. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
