![]() The following information is for those who are concerned about the nature of the copyright of records placed in the USGenWeb Archives. We claim no copyright of information which is in the public domain. We require that all contributions be offered to us on a permanent basis. Please note that permanent basis does not mean exclusive basis. Additionally, we are not able to accept actual assignment of copyright. The copyright holders should remain free to use their transcription anywhere that they deem proper. We do not want to limit the submitters’ ability to publish and/or sell their own work; we simply offer an organized, permanent place to make the work available to Internet researchers - and with free access to the files. We want to offer people an opportunity to share their work with others, in a central location on the Internet to provide that permanency. The Archives are intended for information that is in the Public Domain, i.e. that which is uncopyrightable, or the copyright has expired. The Church Records Project will not knowingly place any file online that is under copyright, without permission of the copyright owner. In placing transcriptions in the Archives, the following general guidelines have been used:
U.S. Copyright Law allows for “fair use” of copyrighted material; fair use being reproduction of small portions for research. Reproduction of larger portions of copyrighted work will require the permission of the copyright owner. Commercial use of the files from the USGenWeb Archives Church Records Project is prohibited. Any of the above is not to be construed as legal advice. For additional copyright information:
from the Copyright Page at the OHGenWeb Archives.
The USGenWeb Archives Church Records Project was founded 1 August 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Information last updated on 12 Sep 2018.
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