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From: Lary Dunbar <>
Subject: Re: Stealing Files?
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 10:24:09 -0600


HI
after all the noise about the stealing files I had to go look.
Sure enough there was my gedcom I only gave permision to the now defunct
Automated Archives. They sold out to borduerbund (sp) and banner blue.
As far as I am concerened they are guillty of copyright violation since I
did not give them permision and they never asked for it.
Is it true that Family tree is going to start a class action suit. I will
sign on.

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> From: Ed Gyllenhaal <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: Stealing Files?
> Date: Tuesday, February 11, 1997 11:31 AM
>
> Re: Kindred Konnections. I got this off of their own FAQ on their web
site:
>
> "Q: Who owns the databases in this archive?
> The databases are owned by the individual submitters. Each has given
their
> permission for their data to be displayed online. If you would like to
have
> your database included in the archive, please upload it in GEDCOM format
> using your email software, or use our special site upload located on the
> main menu, or you can mail a disk containing the GEDCOM to us at Kindred
> Konnections, Inc., P.O. Box 1882 , Provo, Utah 84059."
>
> According to several contributors on this newsgroup, each submitter has
> *not* given their permission for their data to be displayed in Kindred
> Konnections. If this is true, Kindred Konnections should either change
> their policy or emend their FAQ to reflect their true practices.
>
> Ed Gyllenhaal
>
>
> Patrick J. Eagan <> wrote in article
> <01bc1713$12ea6560$>...
> > Brenda Hare <> wrote in article
> > <>...
> > > I have to agree with this. I took my first peek, two days ago at
> Kindred
> > > Konnections... and found MY OWN GEDCOM there... without my name on
it!
> > >
> > > VERY UNETHICAL INDEED!!
> > >
> > > Brenda Page Hare
> > >
> > Found the same thing. Some entries could only come from me. I
> > contacted them and then talked to them on the phone. Their comment
was,
> > "When something is posted anywhere it becomes public domain." Not even
> > close!
> >
> > Pat
> >
> > --
> > Patrick J. Eagan
> > 3901 NW 23rd Court
> > Boca Raton, FL 33431
> >

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