Copyright and Genealogical Material
some pages and information of possible interest
USGENWEB - a good general summary of copyright
see:
https://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html
Can transcriptions of genealogical documents be copyrighted?
see:
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/07/05/originality-counts/
Can reproductions of public domain items be copyrighted?
see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp.
see also:
https://www.jcms-journal.com/articles/10.5334/jcms.1021217/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/museum-paintings-copyright_b_1867076
Explanation of "Public Domain"
see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
Copyright and Genealogy & discussion of "Sweat of Brow" copyright no longer being upheld
see:
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~riss/genealogy/otherstuff/copyright.html
More detailed scenarios of varying copyright laws
see:
https://guides.library.cornell.edu/copyright/publicdomain
Good general information about copyright and genealogy.
see:
http://dgmweb.net/Ancillary/OnE/Copyright.html
How Copyright affects your research
see:
https://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/14_cpyrt.html
Copyrightability of Databases and Lists
see:
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/types-databases-that-cant-be-protected.html
Copyright Law -- vs Contract Law (Terms of Use )
see:
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2018/11/27/revisiting-the-rules/
Obituaries and Copyright
see:
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2012/09/12/copyright-and-the-obit/
Grave Photos and Copyright
see:
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2013/09/16/find-a-grave-revisited/
False Copyright Claims
see:
https://www.helleniccomserve.com/falsecopyright.html
CopyFraud (when people claim copyright - when they don't legally have the right to copyright)
see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud
Items which are in the public domain and/or cannot be copyrighted
1) Simple facts - dates, names, etc. lists of facts etc.
2) Items produced before 1927
3) Items published by the US government - such as census schedules
4) Transcriptions of other items
5) Reproductions of other items that are already in the public domain (including scans and photographs) -- with no added creativity.,
6) Non creative Genealogical charts with names, dates, places
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