From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Apr 20 11:39:12 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3KHdCjb030129; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:39:12 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3KHdCAl009305 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:39:12 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k3KF6TFI007449 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:06:29 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k3KF6Thl007448 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:06:29 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k3K5PXFI005115 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:25:33 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k3K7w4cP005187 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:58:04 -0600 X-Envelope-From: ctm007@gmail.com Thu Apr 20 01:58:04 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3K7w4jb005176 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:58:04 -0600 Received: from nproxy.gmail.com (nproxy.gmail.com [64.233.182.189]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3K7w0hC024601 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:58:03 -0600 Received: by nproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id l36so47988nfa for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:57:52 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=lCM+6jhIKOzWwyt2GuaS65zngq3DOzSLf/Fzls9qpfU85gQ1vCOHSPLvYNxIBXWfti2wcYwg17nL1ohAAedmtFMlNwUNBYql/AQAP44JSzFW6af2ixdeuf7+RLJG+fPFhBBsk8ros1t+fG0ahugp8f/iYISdjvFAx7B+iw6zLP0= Received: by 10.49.64.16 with SMTP id r16mr218453nfk; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:57:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.57.16 with HTTP; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:57:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 02:57:51 -0500 From: ctm007 To: Kith-n-Kin Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Legality in making a family history book Cc: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <001201c6640c$08a05bf0$6601a8c0@TOWER> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 References: <001201c6640c$08a05bf0$6601a8c0@TOWER> X-Spam-Score: 1.934 (*) BAYES_00,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS,RCVD_BY_IP,RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Hi Dee, Hi Pat, Dee, I too have been faced with this issue; my son and my niece. Their concerns are "Identity Theft". Pat, I love your answer. Respect the wishes of the living and then when they die, it's fair game. But, I wonder; if a parent dies and the offspring are still alive, do they have the right to object to placing personal information of the deceased parent on the Internet? Carl On 4/19/06, Kith-n-Kin wrote: > > Well, not being a Philadelphia lawyer. . . . -- but we have covered this > question many times on this > list. So it was the (or at least "a") place to take your question. > > Anything that is "public record" is "fair game" > > Anyone who puts all that is "fair game" in a family history is asking for > trouble. > > Almost anyone can sue anyone else anytime, anywhere, for any reason. It > might not be accepted in a court, > but it makes for bad relations. > > Of course, any one who is dead can't complain, and I think (but who knows) > that no one can speak for the > dead. Except for that silly TV show in Phoenix, where the actors don't > know how to pronounce common > Arizona words -- Medium? > > Oh, and no one gives you permission to publish. Not their call. > > Having said all that. Can you speak to these family members one-on-one, > and see what their concerns are? > They may just be shy, or they may have concerns about identity theft, and > you could reassure them that > you'll leave out anyone who is not in the 1930 census, or birthdates for > those born after 1930, or both. > Where I couldn't get to someone, or couldn't get permission, I'd say > something like "and had three > children." So, you are being accurate, and letting the next generation > take up the cudgel. > > Pat (in Tucson) > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com > |[mailto:roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Deanna Cassidy > |Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 17:38 > |To: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com > |Subject: [ROOTS-L] Legality in making a family history book > | > | > | > |Hi-------sorry if I'm on the wrong site, but have a very > |important question that needs answering and don't know where > |else to post this message. > | > |Am planning on making a family history book and would like to > |make it up for selling to the family members. > | > |My question is do I need permission from the people who's name > |will be listed in this family history book ???????????? > | > |All I will be doing is putting their names in as daughters, > |son of whomever. > | > |Is their anything illegal about doing this??? besides making > |the book not accurate. > | > |I have had a request from some family members who wish their > |names left out. > | > |I have had my name put in a family history book and NO one > |asked my permission including my marriage and children. > | > |Thanks for your help > |Dee > | > | > > >