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From: "Mills" <>
Subject: [APG] Client's Proprietary Rights
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:43:57 -0600


Beverly wrote:
> I'm seeking the opinion of more experienced researchers for a practical
> definition of a client's proprietary rights.
> If my client research files contain copies of documents or abstracts which
I
> gathered and provided to a client in the course of my research, is it
> acceptable to provide those to subsequent clients seeking information on
some
> of the same persons? . . .
>In reviewing both the APG and the BCG Codes of Ethics, I believe that my
>interpretation is correct

Beverly (and the others who responded to her):

Y'all may be interested in knowing that the professional manual that is now
out with a couple of publishers, has more than one chapter that addresses
this issue. Val D. Greenwood, J.D., AG, is covering it from the standpoint
of copyright law and the ethics chapter by Dr. Neil Thompson, LL. B., CG,
FASG, will not only consider legalities but also the other client-researcher
issues that Beverly's question involves. The Appendix will present
comparative Codes of Ethics from quite a few of genealogy's professional and
credentialing organizations worldwide.

As for y'all's next question -- when <g> -- I can't give you an exact month.
Two publishers have asked for it. Both have a copy in hand. One has already
submitted a bid and the other's will be in shortly. Its size (nearly 700
pages, with 29 chapters by 22 authors) means somewhat more prep time for
whichever publisher we decide on, so it definitely won't be ready by the NGS
conference. We're hoping it will for the FGS.

Elizabeth Shown Mills, Editor
Professional Genealogy: A Manual for
Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians

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