CHAPTER VII, PART 4. WHAT'S YOURS IS OURS

~From the Horse's Mouth~

This is a partial log of a chat between Mary Ann Hetrick [CCMahoni] and Maggie Stewart regarding some files that a submitter wanted removed from the Archives. This chat took place on 13 Jul 1999 and was publicly posted online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmahoni/chat/990713.txt. Note particularly the instructions apparently given by "Linda" [Linda Lewis, Coordinator of the USGenWeb Archives Project] to Maggie on how to handle this situation.

Session Start: Tue Jul 13 20:56:12 1999

[snip irrelevant chit chat]

Maggie Someone wants half of the public domain records removed from Lawrence 
County...

Maggie they say they are copyrighted.

CCmahoni copyrighted by who?

CCmahoni when where they done?

Maggie Imperial artworks.

Maggie They were put there in 1996 for Gods sake.

CCmahoni sigh 

CCmahoni well gee they took there sweet time

Maggie Linda said to pull them and have someone else proof the material and resubmit.

CCmahoni k

CCmahoni you have cleaned out a lot of the old suff for pete sake

CCmahoni I think you have did a tremendous job for Ohio

Maggie This is stuff from like an 1892 atlas.

CCmahoni why is it not public domain from that age?

Maggie This person says it is copyrighted by her.

CCmahoni when did she get the copyright?

Maggie I think it is...

CCmahoni copyrighted?

Maggie and I am sending a message to Heather who got the go ahead to put them up 
there...

Maggie public domain...

CCmahoni k

Maggie I don't know what else to do.

CCmahoni could be

CCmahoni I don't either

CCmahoni wonder where Sunny is she said she would try to make it

Maggie here is what the atlas stuff start with...

Maggie List of Patrons for the Atlas of Lawrence County, Ohio

CCmahoni must have forgot 

Maggie 1887 D.J. Lake & Company

CCmahoni 1887 that deffenantly is public domain

CCmahoni over 100 years old 

CCmahoni how does this person claim to have the copyright?

[SOUND]

[SOUND]

Maggie Just a sec.

CCmahoni k

Maggie Dear Ms. Lewis:

Maggie Please remove the following files, which are my copyrighted 

Maggie submissions (currently identified as "unknown", though my originals

Maggie clearly state otherwise) from the Archives, the Rootsweb.com server, 

Maggie and any archival storage of these files you, or Rootsweb, may have.

Maggie Your prompt assistance is appreciated.

Maggie Lisa Boyer

Maggie Imperial Artworks.

Maggie dave-lisa@sota-oh.com

The files in question remain in the USGenWeb Archives; nearly all of them show they were submitted by Maggie Stewart and nearly all of them were uploaded on July 15 1999. The originals are posted to the Lawrence county, OHGenWeb page.

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