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Subject: Re: [APG] heads up on copyright infringement issues
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:13:51 EDT


Am I missing something here? This firm will copy index pages, and pages with
references to a specific surname for a fee. This is much like when we as
researchers go into libraries and archives and photocopy pages from books we don't
have on our personal library shelves. The only difference I see is that this
firm is offering to do the copying for us. It's not offering entire books.

IMHO, this doesn't infringe on copyright laws anymore than when we make
copies ourselves. Oh, and one of my books is on this list. I can get red-hot, as
this list has noted, when there is infringement. This doesn't seem to me to be
one of those times.
Gale Williams Bamman, Certified Genealogist

In a message dated 7/1/2004 8:44:02 PM Central Standard Time,
writes:
At 08:32 PM on 7/1/2004 Pat at Continuity Press wrote:
>...I am listing the link to their Tennessee books since that is what
interested me:

> <http://www.hqrl.com/catalog/books_states/tennessee_books.html>;

>They will copy and sell pages from any of the books they have listed
at the rate of $6.00 per order and 25 cents per page. ...

I am no expert on the ins and outs of copyright law compliance
requirements. But before you publicly impugned the integrity of this
organization, did you ascertain whether or not HQRL is paying
appropriate fees to copyright holders? (Or am I crazy in believing that
such payments are a viable option in this type of situation?)


Rollie


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