I agree Margie, wouldn't it seem that the LDS is talking more about their
"published" works - personal memoirs and family histories as well as
published books more than the Census or public records materials such as
land deeds?
Best regards,
Gaila
----- Original Message -----
From: "margie" <margie(a)majorinternet.net>
To: <GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 3:58 AM
Subject: [GAGEN] LDS does not hold the copyrights because they film
> LDS does not hold the copyrights to public records.
>
> Just because the LDS filmed the data does not give them any copyrights.
These microfilm are exact copies of the files in the court records or
other
official records.
>
> For example. North Carolina's old county records are at their state
archives. If LDS is the agency that microfilmed these records they
certainly don't hold copyrights to them.
>
> Margie