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Re: Copyright on Older Materials



I can easily see how someone could think that this copyright notice is
misleading. However, a notice of this kind is not a claim that the
information is accurate or up-to-date as of the date given.  It merely says
that 2001 is the date of publication of that website.


Nick Finke

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Here is another "twist."

1962: Researcher prepares Inventories of graves in local cemeteries.  A
copy
of that Inventory is given to a county historical society library.

1989: Researcher updates and significantly revises that Inventory &
copyrighted
to local library collection. No copy is given to the county historical
society.

2001: Regional "researcher" purchases photocopies of 1962 version from
county historical society
library and places it on a website linked to Rootsweb with their
own 2001 copyright.

Concern: outdated and incomplete material with 2001 Copyright misleading.

Has anyone else run into a situation like this and, if so, how has it been
handled ?

Thanks for all your help,

Leigh

Leigh C. Eckmair, Archivist
The Local History Collection
THE GILBERTSVILLE FREE LIBRARY
e-mail:librarian@stny.rr.com
http://www.gilbertsville.com/library.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott, Kim A." <kascott@MONTANA.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Copyright on Older Materials


| Amen to Terry's copyright code.  You can't control what a fellow is going
to
| do after you sell him a bottle of whiskey...that's  his business.  If
he's
| obviously drunk, you can and should refuse to sell him the hooch.
|
| If a fellow signs off on your copy request form that plainly tells him
that
| the copy is for his/her personal and scholarly research, then sell them
the
| bottle.  If they say "I'm going to market a whole line of Osama Bin Laden
| crosshair target t-shirts with this photo," then you have a pretty good
| indication that the customer is headed for a DUI...
|
| Kim (set 'em up) Scott

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