Tom, Since you can't link the photos to Legacy, exactly what are you thinking of doing, eg. copying the photos and putting them into Legacy? You clearly do not own these photographs, so for the moment forget ethics, the copyright for those pictures belong to the person who took them, or to whom that person assigned the copyright. You do intend to publish, you say "...to include it all in a book of descendants to be handed out at the next family reunion", that is publishing, even if you do not charge.
If I have misunderstood, then please excuse me, but if anybody did that with my photos, without my express consent, I would hit the roof. When I allow use of my photos, I do so only on the condition that my copyright is explicitly stated. My website operates under the Creative Commons License, which subject to certain conditions, allows free use for the reproduction and distribution of my information, but I have specifically exempted my photos and reserved their copyright. As I understand the Facebook conditions, in loose terms, when uploading a photo onto Facebook you give Facebook a free license to use that photo for any of their activities, but nobody else. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Thorpe To: [email protected] Sent: 10 March 2010 23:08 Subject: [LegacyUG] Facebook & Images Wondering what others think of using Facebook photos and information (e.g. birthdate, other family member names and FB links) that are accessible to everyone in my genealogical software (Legacy). I have several extended family members and their children who are on FB and have posted photos for all to see, friends and non-friends alike. I do not intend to publish the material but had hoped to include it all in a book of descendants to be handed out at the next family reunion. Thanks for your thoughts. Tom P.S. Anyone know of a good source guide for genealogical ethics? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
