Trent,
Is there any way to get the paper to okay the reprint to the web? I have obits on my
Missouri page and the paper okayed them being posted. I have a local lady who just does
the transcription as she has time.
This is a tough call, I think, but having the paper okay it would put it in the clear. I
can't imagine why they wouldn't. If the paper is no longer in business, I would
go ahead and do it.
Denise
"R. Trent Briles" <curator(a)briles.net> wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone advise the exact ruling on obituaries and the posting of obits on our sites?
The US GENWEB page does not actually address the issue of "factual" information
when dealing with obits? Most of my research states that an obituary which appears on a
online newspaper or printed paper is copyrighted, but the facts in the obit is not and can
be formatted into a "different" obit.
Im a little lost with the above since the obit is written by the family or funeral home.
Most are saying its factual info and cant be copyrighted?
Does anyone have concise, factual, supporting documents do prove or cross what I have
stated above?
Thanks in Advance,
Trent Briles
Randolph County
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