I agree with Lionel. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Lionel Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > >
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