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From: Valorie Zimmerman <>
Subject: Re: [Ethics] sharing information
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 02:02:13 -0700
References: <bb.1e3736b4.29e4d138@aol.com>


April, I think we all can agree that information is being lifted
wholesale, and that this is a bad thing. NO ONE is trying to justify
these actions -- at least no one on this list, in this discussion.
Please don't put words in other's mouths!

These actions are universally frowned up, and NO ONE is applauding
either spreading uncited and unresearched GEDCOMs, or putting private
details up on the Internet. We are all on this list because we value
ethics in genealogy, and I for one would appreciate the end of the
mud-slinging and ad hominem attacks.

Myra, thank you for speaking up for cousins sharing! I don't own my
ancestors -- I honor them by researching their lives, and sharing my
findings with my cousins.

Valorie

PS: WorldConnect and Ancestry World Tree are different interfaces on ONE
database.


wrote:
>
> Myra,
>
> Thanks for sharing your opinion. I am not arguing about sharing
> "uncopyrightable data."

<snip details of gedcom>

> After quite a few notes sent by others to this person, she has finally
> removed the files from worldconnect, rootsweb. On Ancestry.com the living
> people have been removed. So, I got what I wanted. But that does not
> erase the fact that this is happening to others and attempts to justify
> these actions should be frowned upon, not applauded.
>
> April
>
> >If you do not wish to share your work, that is certainly your business, but
> >then you should not be "using" anyone else's either -- for any purpose.
> >There seems to be a *MINE* entitlement attitude among many today regarding
> >the sharing of uncopyrightable data that I find annoying.
> >
> >It is too bad, because some of my biggest breakthroughs over the years
> >have come from cousins of cousins who had just the bit of information
> >and/or clues I needed and vice versa, and we shared information this way.
> >So many of our families intertwine it is foolish to think our ancestors had
> >only connections with people of the same surname.
> >
> >I have had some of my copyrighted narrative "lifted" and published without
> >my permission, but I wrote privately to the guilty party and asked them to
> >remove it immediately. They did. They "took" my uncopyrightable facts also,
> >but that does not bother me. I put the genealogy "facts" out there to be
> >shared in hopes that others would have information, connections or clues I
> >do not.
> >
> >The only way to be sure that no one else has your toys, I mean your GEDCOM,
> >is not to share it with anyone. Put it in the vault.
> >
> >--Myra

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