Linda,
Great, Speaking for myself, I am glad you took it upon your self to protect the
archives. You and I have not always agreed in the past but in this case I could
not agree more. I have not been uploading files as of late trying to figure out
what was going to happen with the sale of rootsweb. I still don't know what is
going to happen but I might start uploading some of my material again.
Tim Spence
Timothy & Valorie Taylor Spence
Genealogy Page: S.E. KY. BRANCHES
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Lewis" <cityslic(a)ix.netcom.com>
To: <ARCHIVES-CC-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 6:32 PM
Subject: [ARCHIVES-CC] Trademark
To the USGenWeb Archives volunteers:
As some of you already know, I've registered "USGenWeb Archives" with
the U.S. trademark office. This was done to protect the Archives and all
the work that you as archivists, and file submitters have done to build
the Archives. There are three other USGenWeb volunteers on the
application, but I will not reveal their names at this time to protect
them from flaming. Three are archivists, and one is not. They were added
in case something were to happen to me.
Please note that *my* name is on the application, not Rootsweb, not
MyFamily. I think, legally, I am the only one that could have done it.
Also note that I did not incorporate, but only registered for a
trademark.
There are several reasons I made this decision, one being that I
suspected someone else might do it, knowing the tactics used by some
volunteers.
One person, an officer with
USGennet.Org, is calling for my resignation.
If anyone looks at the last four years, they will see that I've never
done anything wrong, and anything I have done was to protect the
USGenWeb Archives and the data contained within for researchers.
Thanks, and I apologize for not bringing this before you prior to the
filing, but under the circumstances, and the time it takes to finalize
the application, I felt it was best. This does not change the goal or
purpose of the USGenWeb Archives, nor does it change any of the
guidelines or promises we've made to submitters and researchers.
Linda
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