Follis Family Copyright Information
Please include all sources when copying genealogy information! While family data is not copyright protected, the unique form presented on these web pages is copyrighted by Stanley J. Follis of Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am aware these pages will be copied, so individuals must copy the entire page with all information as presented. No permission will be given for commercial use of this information!
How to Cite Electronic Sources from the Library of Congress Learning Page. Examples based on MLA-Style Citation Format and Chicago Citation Format.
The National Genealogical Society Guidelines For Publishing Web Pages On The Internet
RootsWeb Review (Vol. 6, No. 17, 23 April 2003) discusses pros and cons of publishing vs. not publishing genealogy research.
References (Bishop, Sherry, 2010. Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Revealed, Lesson 6 - Evaluate Web Content for Legal Use, page 6-37, U.S. Delmar Cengage Learning)
- Author's name (if known)
- Date of publication or last revision (if known), in parentheses
- Title of document
- Title of complete work or web site (if applicable), underlined
- URL, in angled brackets
- Date of access, in parentheses
Example: APA Style.org. Retrieved August 22, 2012, from APA Online web site: http://www.apastyle.org/electext.html
another set of guidelines: Modern Language Association (MLA) style - use by many schools and universities http://www.mla.org.
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- 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained - Brad Templeton originally 1994, last revised October 2008
- United States Copyright laws
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use
- U.S. Copyright and Genealogy - links to Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
- Copyfraud STOA Abstract - The Stoa Consortium September 28, 2005
- Copyright Clearance Center - Copyright.com the rights licensing experts - up to date
- Copyright and Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries
- Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web - University of Maryland Univervsity College
- Copy Right, Copy Sense
- Copyright Fundamentals for Genealogy - copy right, copy sense by Mike Goad - 7/29/2003
- Copyrights & Wrongs by Mark Howells
- Copyscape - searches for copies of your web site
- Cyndi's List Copyright information
- DMCA - A General Guide to Taking Action Against Site Rippers Using DMCA Law
- Eastman's Newsletter "Copyright Myths" September 14, 2011 is a lengthy discussion
- Examining False Copyright Claims - Rootsweb Review November 30, 2005, 1B Tips From Readers
- Jason Mazzone Brooklyn Law School - 2006 Social Science Research Network - thoughts on false copyrights
- When U.S. Works Pass Into The Public Domain - table of dates work was created to determine end of copyright 11-04-2003
- Cornell U. Copyright Overview Legal Information Institute U.S. Copyright Act 17 U.S.C. && 101 - 810
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States - Cornell University
- Plagiarism Today
- Project Gutenberg - Free ebooks
- Public Domain Music - PD Info Project
- What To Do When Someone Steals Your Content - Lorelle on Wordpress
- Who Owns Genealogy? Cousins and Copyright by Gary B. Hoffman
- Wikipedia Fair Use
- Wikipedia on Public Domain