by Judy G. Russell | Sep 27, 2017 | Copyright |
Ask before you use It’s come up yet again in our community and The Legal Genealogist is going to try, one more time (and as often as needed in the future) to get this straight. It’s generally not okay to take something we find online and simply use it. A... by Judy G. Russell | Dec 16, 2016 | Copyright |
It sometimes matters if it’s missing The question came from a library in Kentucky that’s interested in digitizing copies of a local newspaper. The library staff was well aware that there were no copyright issues at all with issues of the newspaper... by Judy G. Russell | Nov 30, 2016 | Copyright |
Copyright duration in the US The question comes up all the time here at The Legal Genealogist. Something was published at some point in the past, and a reader wants to know if she can use it in her genealogical work — in a blog post or a journal article or a... by Judy G. Russell | Oct 7, 2016 | Copyright |
Not a problem, unless… The Legal Genealogist absolutely loves the fact that genealogists are really starting to think about copyright issues. I get questions all the time here to the blog about one copyright issue or another, and it’s heartwarming in so... by Judy G. Russell | Aug 23, 2016 | Copyright |
Plagiarism versus copyright infringement Sometimes, The Legal Genealogist understands, it’s just hard to wrap our heads around the differences between plagiarism and copyright infringement. We know, or we think we do, that plagiarism is when we pass off someone... by Judy G. Russell | Jul 20, 2016 | Copyright, General |
Nothing wrong with wanting a return Reader Ruth is offended when people post things on the internet and don’t make it easy for others to use them: I’ve noticed that some people claim “ownership” of photos of documents– they either claim... by Judy G. Russell | Jun 24, 2016 | Copyright, General |
Not so!! One of The Legal Genealogist’s pet peeves is when someone takes something another genealogist has done, strips off the identifying information and reposts it as if it was the second person’s work. That, by definition, is plagiarism, and it’s... by Judy G. Russell | Mar 29, 2016 | Copyright |
Asking works but… It never fails. The Legal Genealogist puts the finishing touches on a blog post, checks (sometimes at least) for spelling mistakes, hits the post button… and somebody has a question. And it happened yesterday with the post Checking for... by Judy G. Russell | Mar 28, 2016 | Copyright |
Copyright status Reader Lexi has a great question about using materials that were copyrighted, but might not still be copyright-protected today. Her particular reason for asking the question is that she teaches art to children, has a book of children’s poems... by Judy G. Russell | Dec 21, 2015 | Copyright |
Not always where we think There’s an awful lot of confusion in the area of copyright about what is and what isn’t in the public domain. That came home in a comment by reader Sondra who said: I liked a photo from the 1800s that I saw on the cover of a book....