(18-2) New Book on Copyright

Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., proudly announces the publication of Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts: A Primer for Genealogists, Writers & Researchers.

Perhaps you've struggled with some of these questions:

• Do I need permission to use something off the Internet?
• Can I reproduce a newspaper obituary on my ancestor without permission?
• How do I know whether something is in the public domain?
• Does copyright protect my Web site?
• Who owns the client report?
• Can I publish my ancestor's diary without anyone's permission?
• Is my lecture or lesson protected by copyright?
• If I write something for my genealogical society as a volunteer, who owns the copyright?
• Do I need permission to download GEDCOM files?
  

Now there is an easy-to-understand guide written for genealogists that answers these questions and more. In Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts: A Primer for Genealogists, Writers & Researchers, APG member Sharon DeBartolo, Carmack uses her popular, conversational writing style to answer your questions. In simple language, she explains copyright, rights, and publishing agreements and how these apply to genealogists, writers, and researchers.

Sharon DeBartolo Carmack is a Certified Genealogist and one of the field's most prolific writers, having authored sixteen books and hundreds of articles, which have appeared in nearly every scholarly genealogical journal and popular publication. Visit her Web site at www.sharoncarmack.com.

Whether you're a genealogy hobbyist, genealogical society volunteer or officer, professional genealogist, instructor, writer, librarian, or speaker you need to know something about copyright. You have questions. Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts has the answers.

Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts
A Primer for Genealogists, Writers & Researchers
by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. $19.95 ppd 119 pages, indexed, paper. Chairperson, 904-573-8686, edmurfin@bellsouth.net

Submitted by Doug Burnett