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By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide to Genealogy since 2000

Rules of Posting Genealogy Information Online

Sunday September 9, 2007
In response to the many recent online discussions regarding the use and copyright of genealogy data online spawned by Ancestry.com's now-defunct Internet Biographical Collection, Dick Eastman has outlined an excellent set of "rules" to consider when posting genealogy information online in his blog at EOGN. Rules 2 and 3 are fairly specific to indexing and caching, but rules 1 (Think before you post) and 4 (Facts are not copyrighted) are especially important for all of us to keep in mind.

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September 10, 2007 at 4:56 pm
(1) Mark says:

Ancestry - Cache this!

http://cougarmark.blogspot.com/

October 2, 2007 at 4:11 pm
(2) Barnard says:

Clay tobacco pipe makers and City of London Police

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