The extraction of data for other people is not a copyright issue,
though sending copies of the census images would be, In essence,
when you pay your subscription you are purchasing a licence to access
the database for your personal family research.
This is made clear in the terms and conditions and John Ball has
posted the relevant sections of those terms and conditions.
I have stripped them to the bone ~
Clause 3.7 "You may only use the Website - - for your personal family
research."
Clause 11.4 "You agree not to use - - the Services - - for - - any
third party to - - view - -content of any Records, whether on a paid
or gratis basis."
The breach is not of copyright but of the licence conditions.
Dare I say it, but I don't believe that Find My Past or Bright Solid
(the digitised data owners) would suspend your account for the odd
look up for a friend (how would they know?). However, publishing the
fact on a public list, or offering lookups is drawing attention to a
technical breach and could be seen as encouraging others to flout the rules.
I am not a lawyer, but his is my reading of the licence terms.
Regards,
Geoff
At 01:45 24/10/2009, Carole wrote:
Ancestry.com lets you send the information you find straight from
their
sight and about 4 years ago I phoned Ancestry and they said the subject to
copyright was for anyone taking large amounts of information not to be used
for personal research but to copy and use on a commercial or other site. I
really don't think doing a look up for the forum is an infringement of
copyright from findmypast. I know it isn't for ancestry.