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From: DeWayne McCarty <>
Subject: Information on Yahoo/Geocities from PENNSYLVANIA-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 21:34:52 -0400


Hi
Although, this does not directly relate to Columbiana Co. It is a
problem for some genealogist who took advantage of offer to post their
data on Geocities Web site.
I have read these articles and this appears to be a legitment problem
for those researchers who have developed pages for Geocities.

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 23:59:46 -0600
> >Reply-To:
> >From: "W. David Samuelsen" <>
> >Subject: Yahoo/Geocities Takeover of YOUR sites
> >To:
> >
> >http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/20472.html
> >http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,1087,10_147231,00.html
> >
> >this was posted TODAY, July 29, 1999
> >
> >There are many genealogy sites at Yahoo/Geocities
> >
> >If you have your site there, Yahoo/Geocities stole your site and
> >declared them their own. Including your copyrights and refusal to pay

> >royalties to you.
> >
> >Feel free to circulate this message to other lists not receiving this

> >alert.
> >
> >W. David Samuelsen

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DeWayne McCarty
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Page.
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