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From: Singhals <>
Subject: [GM] Re: Illinois Research Links
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 06:19:16 -0800
References: <bmv1r2$kjj$1@askin-17.linkpendium.com> <200311021836.hA2IaRG17030@askin-17.linkpendium.com> <bo438a$bfh$1@askin-17.linkpendium.com>


> > > To test some new software, Karen has built a collection of links for
> > > folks interested in Illinois (USA) genealogical research.
> > >
> > > http://www.linkpendium.com/
> > >
> > > "Dr. Brian Leverich" <>
> >
> > There doesn't appear to be anything on the site or in your
> > announcement that describes what this collection of links
> > represents. Is it a reorganization of Cyndi's List links? The
> > results of a set of queries to Google or some other search engine?
> > Links spidered independently from some set of genealogy seed sites?
> > A set of links assembled ad hoc by hand?
> >
> > "Tom Morris" <>
>
> No one can copy or reorganize the links Cyndi's List without my
> knowledge, approval and permission. Cyndi's List is lucky and
> pleased to be hosted by RootsWeb, but it is solely owned by me.
>
> Cyndi Howells <>


Not to be argumentative or anything, Cyndi, but a URL is both a
documented fact and public information. I'm not sure they CAN be
copyrighted by anyone.

Cheryl


[ Hi Cheryl! The really interesting question isn't whether a raw
URL can be copyrighted, but whether anchor and descriptive text
written by an author can be copyrighted and whether an organized
collection of links qualifies for copyright as a compilation ...

- Mod ]



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