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Guinevere

Guinevere Report 12 Nov 2006 11:42

If they have only copied the names and dates from the site into a different format on here then that's legal, even if unethical. Gwynne

Little Lost

Little Lost Report 12 Nov 2006 11:39

apparently it has been copied word for word from their website onto a tree on here.

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 12 Nov 2006 11:38

You cannot claim copyright on information that is in the public domain - only on the format of such information. Gwynne

Little Lost

Little Lost Report 12 Nov 2006 11:37

it happens on here all the time though with people pinching each otheres research data.

Sylvia Ross

Sylvia Ross Report 12 Nov 2006 10:47

That's very naughty of them......

Heather

Heather Report 12 Nov 2006 10:46

That's interesting, which mailing list is it on?

Little Lost

Little Lost Report 12 Nov 2006 10:40

I am on a few mailing lists and one of them has just mentioned that somebody on this site had copied somebodys research and they are now dealing with it as it is copyright.