I just worry about the site I might post to being bought out by another company who has different views such as was the case with Rootsweb and Ancestry.com. Why should a company profit from my work? It's more of a principle issue rather than anything else.
Also, some genealogists don't seem to care if they move your ancestors in with theirs even if there is no logical or proven source to do so. I only provide sources if someone emails me, but eventually I'd like to publish my information for non-profit so that future generations could access the information. Doing so on public and commercial sites isn't an option with me just yet. An historical or genealogical society would be if they were interested. My own family doesn't seem to care so I have to plan other options. I'd hate for the information to end up in the garbage because I had access to information unpublished, not on the internet or anywhere else that would be impossible for future generations to access (over 50 hours of audio recordings that I did personally back in the 1970s when many of these people were still alive). When they're gone so is the information. I may get to a point where I don't care about it either and just put it out there. I just don't like seeing my direct lines linked in other people's information where they don't belong. I've tried correcting this with a few people who refused to so I wonder what their motive unless they just want to get their family history finished and be done with it. On a lighter note, my father used to get upset when I discovered another new distant cousin and told me to stop doing it because he was afraid they would get to his "many millions of dollars." After he died a few years ago, we tried to find these millions of dollars. However, at the time when he said that I never stopped looking then and they still contact me today. Bill P.S. I wasn't speaking of those young adults :) -----Original Message----- From: Lionel Carter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] issue of copyright Just to say that when I post anything on the web I regard it that I have put it in the public domain. I don't care what other people do with it. If I wanted to keep something as 'my own' then I wouldn't publish it. I realise some might use my material to make money but so what. However I try not to enter into agreements where I formally pass copyright to a company. This is because I don't think they should restrict the future use of my material by virtue of them now claiming the copyright. Having said that when I put a Legacy descendants report on a web site I added a copyright watermark to the pages (don't ask me how - it's involved). But I did it out of curiosity and simply as a challenge to anyone who want to use the material. I don't want to be provocative but change happens and many ideas and concepts belong to an earlier age and the publishing world is very traditional. The music industry are currently grappling with the issues of how to retain control. I don't think I'm alone in my views otherwise open source software, freeware, Linus etc would not exist. However I respect other's wishes and I don't personally knowingly infringe copyright. I try to avoid using copyright material. There seems to be basically two camps in geaneology. Those who are reluctant to freely pass on info because of the time they have spent acquiring it and maybe the thought of losing control and those that freely exchange info without any expectations. PS. I'm not a 'young adult', I'm over 70 yrs old. William Boswell wrote: > Ron: > > > > That's a huge problem on the internet where young "adults" who grew up in the > technology age seem to think that anything on the internet is free for the > taking. I also use something similar to the UK Creative Commons License, but > would much prefer a real copyright. However, that doesn't seem to stop the > internet thieves these days. > > Bill > > Tom, > > > 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. > > > Ron Ferguson > > > > 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
