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Recent questions tagged copyright
Recent questions tagged copyright
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COPYRIGHT genealogy
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+11
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3
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legal concerns before uploading photos of people or documents?
asked
Feb 29
in
Policy and Style
by
P.s Sulz
G2G1
(
1.0k
points)
copyright
photos
privacy
+9
votes
2
answers
175
views
Experience of photos being added to wikitree being used elsewhere
asked
Feb 23
in
The Tree House
by
Natasha Houseman
G2G6 Mach 1
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16.6k
points)
images
copyright
data_use
+4
votes
4
answers
165
views
Danish National Archives Copyright Policy
asked
Jan 31
in
Policy and Style
by
Katrina Lawson
G2G6 Mach 4
(
47.0k
points)
copyright
nordic
denmark
denmark_project
+16
votes
2
answers
269
views
U.S. litigation over the ownership of Pennsylvania public records digitized by Ancestry
asked
Jan 5
in
The Tree House
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
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1.5m
points)
records
ancestry
pennsylvania
law
copyright
+9
votes
0
answers
64
views
Happy United States Public Domain Day 2024
asked
Jan 1
in
The Tree House
by
LJ Russell
G2G6 Pilot
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214k
points)
copyright
public_domain
+11
votes
5
answers
344
views
Image copyright possible scam, opinions wanted
asked
Dec 14, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
M Ross
G2G6 Pilot
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701k
points)
copyright
images
+9
votes
3
answers
170
views
How to handle copyright permission granted to Wikitree for use of copyrighted images?
asked
Nov 22, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Sven Elbert
G2G6 Mach 6
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65.4k
points)
copyright
images
photos
+7
votes
1
answer
105
views
How to document a Bible that is not copyrighted to myself?
asked
Nov 14, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
L. Harrington
G2G6 Mach 1
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14.4k
points)
birth_records
copyright
lawrence
+6
votes
1
answer
129
views
is it possible to search for images which are in WikiTree
asked
Oct 20, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
James Nisbet
G2G Crew
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870
points)
images
copyright
+1
vote
1
answer
125
views
Can I upload images I have downloaded from AmericanAncestors.com
asked
Oct 10, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Saphyre Rogers-Berry
G2G6 Mach 3
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39.6k
points)
copyright
images
nehgs
+2
votes
2
answers
230
views
What is WikiTree.com's image use policy
asked
Sep 8, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Sue LaVoie
G2G4
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4.9k
points)
images
copyright
permissions
+4
votes
1
answer
188
views
Rule for Sharing Death Cert. Pics
asked
Aug 21, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
M Mercer
G2G3
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3.3k
points)
copyright
images
+9
votes
5
answers
303
views
Crown Copyright
asked
Aug 2, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Jack Day
G2G6 Pilot
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453k
points)
copyright
england
+4
votes
2
answers
289
views
Can you get pictures off of find a grave .com and put them on here and if you can how do you do it
asked
Jul 9, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Sara Bellomy
G2G1
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1.2k
points)
findagrave
photos
dna
copyright
+7
votes
1
answer
259
views
Non-commercial Use Clause and Copyright
asked
Jul 9, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Katrina Lawson
G2G6 Mach 4
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47.0k
points)
copyright
images
creative_commons
noncommercial
+7
votes
0
answers
118
views
Collections etc which allow use of images: US Historical Marker Database
asked
Jun 17, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Michael Cayley
G2G6 Pilot
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219k
points)
images
photos
copyright
resources
+15
votes
3
answers
367
views
What are the pros and cons of posting a cemetery picture on both WikiTree and FindAGrave?
asked
Jun 13, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Barbara Ruh
G2G6 Mach 1
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12.5k
points)
findagrave
images
copyright
cemeteries
+12
votes
7
answers
463
views
How do you deal with "THAT'S MY RESEARCH!!!"
asked
Jun 7, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Chris Willoughby
G2G6 Mach 2
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22.8k
points)
research
copyright
plagiarism
+9
votes
2
answers
301
views
I've begun a Free Space Copyright page
asked
Apr 26, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Lorraine O'Dell
G2G6 Mach 3
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39.6k
points)
sources
copyright
free-space_profiles
+14
votes
0
answers
206
views
Internet Archives Attacked; Applies to Libraries 3/28/2023
asked
Mar 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
208k
points)
archives
sources
resources
internet_archive
copyright
+3
votes
1
answer
208
views
Can I use images posted to WikiTree?
asked
Mar 22, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Kelly Moores
G2G Crew
(
500
points)
images
copyright
+7
votes
6
answers
525
views
What is to be done if a Wikitreer has copyright material on his home page?
asked
Mar 19, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Living Criddington
G2G6
(
8.0k
points)
copyright
policy
communication
+4
votes
3
answers
209
views
what is policy about copying usgenweb files?
asked
Mar 17, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
208k
points)
copyright
policy
usgenweb
rootsweb
+23
votes
0
answers
162
views
Please Credit Photographers
asked
Mar 17, 2023
in
Photos
by
Jack Parker
G2G6
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7.5k
points)
copyright
photos
+3
votes
1
answer
141
views
SHARING WW2 FILES
asked
Feb 21, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Yvette Brodnik
G2G5
(
5.8k
points)
photos
copyright
military
+18
votes
6
answers
464
views
How many profilers find their efforts republished elsewhere?
asked
Feb 18, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Valerie Willis
G2G6 Pilot
(
114k
points)
plagiarism
copyright
+9
votes
2
answers
233
views
I thought that US Federal Census are not copy written. Am I wrong
asked
Jan 28, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Keith Mann Spencer
G2G6 Mach 3
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30.1k
points)
united_states
federal
census
copyright
+4
votes
1
answer
262
views
Copyright and transcriptions
asked
Dec 9, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Betty-Lu Burton
G2G6
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6.3k
points)
copyright
transcription
+3
votes
0
answers
192
views
Will these photos and descriptions of 500 Victorian-era criminals make it online and in the public domain anytime soon?
asked
Oct 29, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Peter Roberts
G2G6 Pilot
(
688k
points)
copyright
photos
united_kingdom
records
+7
votes
5
answers
317
views
Ancestry Tree with good information and pictures - how to I reference?
asked
Oct 29, 2022
in
Genealogy Help
by
NG Hill
G2G6 Mach 7
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79.4k
points)
hoog
ancestry
copyright
+8
votes
0
answers
289
views
Copyright issue
asked
Oct 26, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Amanda Myers
G2G6 Mach 4
(
48.6k
points)
copyright
images
+5
votes
1
answer
229
views
UK Census Copyright
asked
Oct 20, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Chris Orme
G2G6 Mach 2
(
26.9k
points)
copyright
+7
votes
0
answers
272
views
Is it OK to post a document photo uploaded by someone else at another genealogical site?
asked
Sep 12, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Francesca Murphy
G2G6 Mach 5
(
57.7k
points)
photos
documents
copyright
+3
votes
0
answers
203
views
Uploading images under license CC-BY?
asked
Aug 30, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Sven Elbert
G2G6 Mach 6
(
65.4k
points)
copyright
+8
votes
1
answer
355
views
images and copyright
asked
Aug 25, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Susan Anderson
G2G6 Pilot
(
118k
points)
images
copyright
+9
votes
5
answers
615
views
Guidance on Paywalled Archives for newspaper cuttings.
asked
Jul 22, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Brian Stynes
G2G6 Mach 2
(
21.7k
points)
newspapers
copyright
sources
irish_roots
+2
votes
1
answer
249
views
Are funeral cards (cartes mortuaires) subject to copyright or can I add them to profiles?
asked
Jul 16, 2022
in
WikiTree Help
by
Liza Gervais
G2G6 Pilot
(
367k
points)
funeral_cards
copyright
+23
votes
1
answer
651
views
Can we create an external plagiarism policy so familysearch, etc stop copying text without credit?
asked
Jul 3, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
J Bourne
G2G1
(
1.7k
points)
copyright
plagiarism
policy
family_search
+4
votes
0
answers
234
views
I have photos that the copyright owner wishes to remain anonymous
asked
Jun 17, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Brian Stynes
G2G6 Mach 2
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21.7k
points)
copyright
sources
photos
anonymous
+6
votes
5
answers
798
views
Copyright and orphaned profiles
asked
May 14, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
AmyLynn Hunt
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.5k
points)
copyright
project_leaders
mentors
+5
votes
0
answers
303
views
Need DAR Sticker and Template Policy/Standards in One Place
asked
May 13, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Jeff Gentry
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.3k
points)
dar
sar
templates
stickers
policy
copyright
+9
votes
2
answers
863
views
Policy: Greenlight from National Archive UK for posting wills/images / copyright
asked
May 7, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Ed Street
G2G6
(
7.6k
points)
copyright
images
wills
records
sources
england
+5
votes
0
answers
298
views
copyright of a family published article
asked
May 5, 2022
in
WikiTree Help
by
John Ablard
G2G Crew
(
410
points)
copyright
text
photos
+9
votes
2
answers
541
views
Are BMD certificates considered public domain?
asked
Apr 30, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Rachel Stevens
G2G Crew
(
400
points)
copyright
records
images
united_kingdom
+3
votes
3
answers
817
views
Are images on genealogy sites in the public domain?
asked
Apr 10, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Wayne Oldroyd
G2G6 Mach 2
(
21.8k
points)
photos
usage
copyright
public
images
+4
votes
4
answers
363
views
Is it allowed sharing a Picture from the Internet
asked
Mar 28, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Jos Pellekoorne
G2G5
(
5.1k
points)
photos
copyright
images
+6
votes
3
answers
826
views
Are images clipped from newspaper.com copyrighted?
asked
Mar 6, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Wayne Oldroyd
G2G6 Mach 2
(
21.8k
points)
copyright
newspapers
+6
votes
1
answer
429
views
Image copyright?
asked
Mar 5, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Anna Strutt
G2G6 Mach 1
(
12.3k
points)
copyright
photos
images
+5
votes
4
answers
368
views
How to list a source who's image that is copyrighted by the crown?
asked
Jan 30, 2022
in
Genealogy Help
by
L. Harrington
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.4k
points)
copyright
records
shetland_island
scotland
+7
votes
2
answers
358
views
What is the policy about family photos found on Ancestry ?
asked
Jan 30, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Yannis Lafond-Bensot
G2G3
(
3.9k
points)
photos
ancestry
copyright
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