Copyright and the TV tape
Can we donate TV tapes to an archives? Have you ever recorded a program on your television and then watched it at a later time? Silly question, isn’t it? Of course you have. Even The Legal Genealogist has. We all have. It’s a common, accepted, simple...Copyright and the genealogy report
Next in an occasional series on copyright: work made for hire The readers are on opposite sides of the bargaining table, but they are both confused by the same thing: the way copyright law works with a report from a professional genealogist. “I just received the...Google Books scores fair use knockout
Google wins over Authors Guild Google Books won a complete victory in federal court yesterday with a ruling that its digitization of more than 20 million books — and counting — is a fair use under the United States copyright laws. United States Circuit...Copyright and the sale of rights
Next in an occasional series on copyright — buying “all rights” Earlier this week, reader Jes Lindsey asked a great question about a photo of a family member in a comment to an earlier post, and it’s such a great question — one others may have as...Copyright and the study group
“We’re just students!” Reader S.H. is a member of one of the many groups that have formed since the publication of Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS. Just that string of initials after his name tells you (in case...Awesome images, copyright-free
More images, free for use So there was a discussion on Facebook yesterday about some fabulous photographs by a man named Timothy O’Sullivan that were published last year on the website of The Daily Mail, an English newspaper. The article containing the photos,...Copyright and the foreign letters
Next in an occasional series on copyright — the foreign letters Reader Cynthia Shenette has what she describes as “a wonderful pre and post WWII collection of letters, so informative and at times heartbreaking.” She hasn’t yet published them, in part because of...Google scores a win in digitization case
A partial win for Google The latest decision in the seemingly-never-ending battle between the Authors Guild and Google over digitization of books for online use gave Google a partial victory in the courts yesterday. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second...Copyright and grandmother’s writings
Next in an occasional series on copyright — the family writings When she died in 1976, reader Cassandra Chapman’s grandmother left behind some lovely writings. Some were inspirational thoughts, others her comments on the southern community where she grew up in...Subscribe by Email
