Comments on: Thoughts on Ancestry’s Internet Biographical Collection http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/ Documenting the Search for My Family History Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Bill http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-59403 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:45:29 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-59403 I have been told that the 'original' terms that we signed with FREEPAGES had a clause that they could change the terms at any time. And that they did and part of the new terms were that by posting on Freepages that the poster was SHARING their copyright with Freepages (ANCESTRY)?? IS THIS TRUE ??? If so what if I want to sell one of my images, do I need 'permission' form my shared copyright holder??? I have been told that the ‘original’ terms that we signed with FREEPAGES had a clause that they could change the terms at any time.
And that they did and part of the new terms were that by posting on Freepages that the poster was SHARING their copyright with Freepages (ANCESTRY)??
IS THIS TRUE ???
If so what if I want to sell one of my images, do I need ‘permission’ form my shared copyright holder???

]]> by: Fiona Smyth http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-20015 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:37:42 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-20015 Latest epinions.com review of Ancestry.com tells the truth, and got comments from Ancestry.com about having "agenda".... too funny http://www99.epinions.com/content_402044784260 Latest epinions.com review of Ancestry.com tells the truth, and got comments from Ancestry.com about having “agenda”…. too funny

http://www99.epinions.com/content_402044784260

]]> by: Craig Manson http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19050 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:45:15 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19050 Very thoughtful, Steve. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Very thoughtful, Steve. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

]]> by: Administrator http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19045 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:43:42 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19045 Becky and Janice, both of you mention good points. I, myself, solved the issue of registering to see the free pages at Ancestry by using a pseudonym and an AOL email address that I created specifically to use when I don't really want to give out my personal information. I really did intend to discuss the source citations that Ancestry uses, but several others have already done so. Let me just say the the source citation Ancestry uses is not consistent with the recommendations in Elizabeth Shown Mills' new book "Evidence Explained". At the very least, Ancestry should conform to the accepted genealogical standard for citing sources. Thank you both for your comments! Becky and Janice, both of you mention good points.

I, myself, solved the issue of registering to see the free pages at Ancestry by using a pseudonym and an AOL email address that I created specifically to use when I don’t really want to give out my personal information.

I really did intend to discuss the source citations that Ancestry uses, but several others have already done so. Let me just say the the source citation Ancestry uses is not consistent with the recommendations in Elizabeth Shown Mills’ new book “Evidence Explained”. At the very least, Ancestry should conform to the accepted genealogical standard for citing sources.

Thank you both for your comments!

]]> by: Janice Brown http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19027 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:19:19 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19027 Steve, Thank you for the very interesting article. At this point I have the same concern as Becky. They list the "Source" (which usually indicates the owner in Ancestry's case) as themselves. They may have hijacked the cache of my blog, but I still own the articles, and they need to acknowledge that. Janice Steve,

Thank you for the very interesting article. At this point I have the same concern as Becky. They list the “Source” (which usually indicates the owner in Ancestry’s case) as themselves. They may have hijacked the cache of my blog, but I still own the articles, and they need to acknowledge that.

Janice

]]> by: Becky Wiseman http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19022 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:53:17 +0000 http://stephendanko.com/blog/2007/08/29/thoughts-on-ancestrys-internet-biographical-collection/#comment-19022 Steve, I agree that what Ancestry is doing now with their "collection" is not any different than what the other search engines are doing. With two exceptions - you still have to register to see the pages AND it still appears as though it is their content. The issue I had to begin with, putting it behind their subscription wall, is no longer an issue, for now. I wonder what were they thinking? Steve, I agree that what Ancestry is doing now with their “collection” is not any different than what the other search engines are doing. With two exceptions - you still have to register to see the pages AND it still appears as though it is their content. The issue I had to begin with, putting it behind their subscription wall, is no longer an issue, for now. I wonder what were they thinking?

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