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• A Word on Copyright for Genealogists

• Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts

  A book by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack for sale from Amazon.com.

• Carmack's Guide to Copyright and Contracts

  A Primer for Genealogists, Writers and Researchers by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, for sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.

• Copyright | The Legal Genealogist

  A series of articles by Judy G. Russell regarding copyright and how affects genealogists and their research.

• Copyright and the website | The Legal Genealogist

  An excellent article by Judy G. Russell.

• Copyright for Family Historians (Wayback Machine)

  Article by David Hawgood with a focus on UK laws.

• Copyright Fundamentals for Genealogy

  By Mike Goad

• COPYRIGHT Mailing List (Archived on RootsWeb)

• csgacopyright - Copyright Issues for the 21st Century Genealogical Community

• Evidence Explained - QuickLesson 15: Plagiarism

  Copyrights vs. "Copywrongs," Plagiarism vs. Research.

• Family Locket - Plagiarism and Copyright for Genealogists

• Genealogy.com - Who Owns Genealogy? - Cousins and Copyrights

  Article by Gary Hoffman.

• Paula's Genealogical Eclectica - Copyright applies to genealogy, too.

  Article by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG.

• RootsTech - 2019: Year of the Copyright

  By Judy G Russell.

• The Legal Genealogist - Copyright & the newspaper article

• The Legal Genealogist - Copyright and the book scanner

  Posted on February 5, 2014 by Judy G. Russell

• The Legal Genealogist - Copyright and the obit

• The National Archives - Browse for guidance and standards - Copyright / Crown Copyright

  For UK documents under Crown Copyright (including census & civil registration documents). These guidelines can help genealogists understand what they may and may not do with UK Crown Copyrighted information without prior approval.