The manner of presenting facts CAN be copyrighted though; so be careful of how you choose to incorporate information found in other sources and be sure to include the source as a footnote. This is even more important if you are blogging about family history or hoping to write a biographical book.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Copyrighting and Genealogy
We all know that copyright means to literally have the "right to copy" and that an author or their publishing company are the only ones allowed to reproduce a work without previous consent. FACTS are always going to be legal to reproduce in your own work, because it cannot be copyrighted, but you want to make sure you only get the facts and not opinion. A person can uncover and publish new facts, but they cannot copyright those facts.
