The hack
Protecting yourself from it It’s a sad day when even genealogists are affected by hackers. The Legal Genealogist opened her email accounts this morning and there at the top of the inbox was an email from a genealogist friend. “Incoming Google drive document...Credit and copyright
Following up Yesterday, The Legal Genealogist took on the topic of the copyright that genealogical speakers have in their lectures, slides and handouts. The impetus was last week’s combined Federation of Genealogical Societies and RootsTech conference, and the...Copyright and the genealogy lecture
The same rules. Really. The Legal Genealogist was dismayed to hear the comment, made by one of the many thousands of people who attended last week’s combined Federation of Genealogical Societies – RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City. But no, dear...Salt Lake City: law, ethics and more
FGS and RootsTech this week Any national conference is enough to make a genealogist feel like a kid in a candy store. There’s just so much to choose from… and you don’t want to miss a thing. It’s always an overwhelming task to try to figure out...A matter of consent
Ask first So last week the question posed to The Legal Genealogist was whether the cousin who had paid for a DNA test should share the results with the cousin who took the DNA test. The no-brainer answer is yes.1 Just because you paid for a test doesn’t mean you...Whose DNA it is anyway?
Access to results A question arrived by email a couple of days ago that left The Legal Genealogist simply shaking her head. “My cousin bought two DNA test kits and asked if I would like to use one,” the reader wrote. “I did so. However, when the tests came back, she...DNA: good news, bad news
Yes and no DNA is so often a matter of bad news mixed in with the good, isn’t it? And this past week’s news out of Salt Lake City has been no exception. The bad news Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: There isn’t going to be a...It bears repeating: just say no
Say, would you mind…? (Note: This issue came up again in the discussions after yesterday’s blog post on taking the work of others without crediting them. It’s another side to the ethical issues we deal with, and this post from last year is repeated...It’s not sharing
It’s theft Yet another case of genealogical theft is being reported in our community. This time, it’s the website GenealogyInTime Magazine reporting that some of its authored, copyrighted content is being reproduced, almost word for word, in the newsletter...Subscribe by Email
