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From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <>
Subject: Re: A Descent from Ridoredh
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 22:30:15 GMT


In a previous article, () says:

>
> As we have been discussing Bretons so much lately, I thought
>I would toss out what I have pieced together. Those of you
>who have read my earlier postings know where I get 80% of my
>info from- my Husband has cautioned me not to cite this reference
>because I might be sued! (sigh...)
>

I think there is a misunderstanding concerning the copyright law.
Information cannot be copyrighted, only the format in which it is
presented. If anything, it is more a violation of fair play (or at least
of good scholarship) to present the information without indicating where it
came from than to present it with the source. As to the line you have
posted, it is a traditional descent that you will find in many sources that
address the breton nobility, but I do not know how firmly it is rooted in
contemporary documentation rather than simply tradition. I am always
concerned when suddenly all of the families that used to hold a title
become reunited a century later.

Todd

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