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From: "Helen Gulson" <>
Subject: Re: Indexing - VICTORY!!!
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:02:46 +1000
References: <3.0.5.32.20020819195530.01656c00@pop.ozemail.com.au>


A victory to the good guys!! Well done.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Graham" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:55 PM
Subject: Indexing - VICTORY!!!


> This message was originally posted to DPS-SYDNEY at midday yesterday, but
a
> number of people have told me they never received it. I know I didn't
> receive it, and suspect there was a problem with Rootsweb at the time.
>
> So, for all those wondering what the victory is that people are talking
> about.....
>
> John
>
>
>
> Here's an extract from an email from Rootsweb received this morning...
>
> "I managed to get in to see the legal department while I was here,
> specifically to speak to them about your situation (the newspaper who
> wouldn't give permission for you to index their papers). The Legal
> Department has told me to go ahead with it. Their belief is that there
> can't be a copyright issue if you're merely indexing the items, and said
> that if there is an issue, they'll gladly talk to the newspaper people at
> that time."
>
> We're on the way again! We will be donating our data to Rootsweb very
> shortly, free of any restrictions.
>
> Thanks to all you indexers (esp Sybil and Shirley) who continued indexing
> every day, despite not seeing their results on the website.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> John Graham
>
> GENEALOGY FROM GERRINGONG - http://www.ozemail.com.au/~johngrah/
>
> SYDNEY DPS - http://www.ozemail.com.au/~johngrah/dps.html
> (home of the "Herald" and "Telegraph" Death Indexes)
>
>
>
>
>
> ==== DPS-SYDNEY Mailing List ====
> Sydney DPS Web Site is at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~johngrah/dps.html
> Check the indexes to Sydney newspaper deaths and obituaries.
>
>
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