Here is the modified wording on the Copyright issue:
ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT POLICY
SECTION 1. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright of website content resides
solely with the original author of the material submitted. When content is
submitted
knowingly to a USGenWeb site for display and publication, A LIMITED (by the
submitter (non-exclusive)) right to display that data is considered to be
released by
the submitter to USGenWeb for the purposes of redisplay on that website,
and/or data repository storage of that data, as submitted, and as modified
(coded for
display) on said websites and/or data repositories.
SECTION 2. The submitter is responsible to obtain permission to submit any
material that may be covered by copyright, and the submitter is responsible
to assure
that no unauthorized copyrighted material is submitted. USGenWeb Project
acknowledges that public display is and continues to be, unless revoked in
writing by the
submitter ( By Letter or Email), the intent of the submitter.
SECTION 3. USGenWeb Project shall not be responsible for use of data posted
to the websites and/or data repositories by members of the public. The
submitter's
Copyrights are not affected by inclusion on USGenWeb Project Websites or it's
Repositories. The inclusion as part of The USGenWeb Project does not give any
irrevocable right, implied or otherwise, to The USGenWeb Project to
permanently use the submitted material.
In a message dated 4/5/2002 10:29:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
legacy(a)comnett.net writes:
The State of Nevada (those who have spoken) agrees to support your
submitted
changes to the bylaws with the one exception noted regarding "Limited" on
submissions.
Patricia A. Scott
Nevada State Coordinator