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From: "michael purcell" <>
Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] DUNLECKNEY CEMETERY, TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:58:17 +0100
References: <684427.13109.qm@web82306.mail.mud.yahoo.com><955BD1148DB24C4184E063E713B1DE67@MBrennanPC><324e51970708230219kc5b3e2as99b6bb4784259548@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <324e51970708230219kc5b3e2as99b6bb4784259548@mail.gmail.com>


As long as the source of the republished data is acknowledged everyone is
content.
Copyright is not an issue. mick


On 8/23/07, JJ Woods <> wrote:
>
> I think you can only copyright a creative or original work. Recording the
> detail on headstones would hardly qualify as either creative or original.
>
> It is possible that the treatment or presentation of the information could
> be considered to be either or both, but if it is just a copy of the text
> on
> headstones then it is hard to see how there could be copyright.
>
> What about the Bagenalstown Youth Work? Who funded them and would they try
> to claim copyright as well?
>
> The way I see it is that reproduction of the pages of the document might
> infringe some element of copyright if it could be shown that the
> publication
> was either creative or original but publication of the information
> contained
> therein would not because the information is freely available to anyone
> who
> wishes to view it in its original form and location.
>
> Surely information on headstones is effectively in the public domain and
> is
> designed to inform all and sundry the basic details of the life and death
> of
> the individuals recorded therein. Reproducing and publishing that
> information via the web could be considered as only extending the
> intention
> of the original 'publishers' and facilitating descendants or relatives
> around the world in their family/genealogical researches.
>
> Probably the most important aspect of it is that it is a free service and
> no
> profit is being taken.
>
>
> On 23/08/07, Michael Brennan < > wrote:
> >
> > No. But how can you copyright something that is not yours to copyright?
> >
> > All he has is the copyright of the publication surely not the content?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Michael Brennan
> >
> > Home Page: www.brennan-laois.com
> > Carlow IGP: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Walsh" <>
> > To: < >
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] DUNLECKNEY CEMETERY, TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
> >
> >
> > > Did you buy Andy Morris dinner?
> > >
> > > Michael Brennan < > wrote: DUNLECKNEY
> > CEMETERY,
> > > TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
> > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/Dunleckney_Graves_incriptions.htm
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Michael Brennan
> > >
> > > Home Page: www.brennan-laois.com
> > > Carlow IGP: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2
> > >
> > >
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