[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Copyright materials

[Michael Stockhausen]

Jerry, I completely agree.
The intention of my question was to find a way to view the pictures more 
conveniently, not to actually download the entire set.
As far as I see, you always have to go back one step before you are able to 
move to the next photo.

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- 
From: Jerry Frank
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 3:04 PM
To: ger-poland-volhynia at sggee.org
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Copyright materials

There has been some recent discussion about mass downloading of the original 
records images being posted by various Archives in Russian Poland.

I would like to point out that these images are potentially under copyright 
of their respective Archives (depending on the laws governing that in 
Poland).  Some of them even effectively state that with a watermark across 
the page.  To download an entire set of documents is probably just as 
illegal as photocopying an entire set of LDS microfilms.  Copying or 
downloading of a single item(s) for research purposes would be acceptable 
under most copyright laws.

I am not trying to be Internet police or judge here.  I am just trying to 
warn of possible problems and to state publicly that neither I nor SGGEE 
condone this practice.


Jerry


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