Marin County Genealogical Society
Copyright Policy
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to
protect the intellectual property of the Marin County Genealogical Society and
any material which is produced exclusively by the Marin County Genealogical
Society and its members or submitted to the Marin County Genealogical Society
by its members or any other person or group.
Policy
It is the policy of the Marin County
Genealogical Society to provide information on the Internet. In keeping
with this policy, data, files or articles published or posted on the Internet
by the Marin County Genealogical Society may be used by non-commercial
entities, as long as the following message remains on all copied material.
"These electronic pages may NOT
be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or
organizations. Data, files, articles, etc. may be printed or copied for
PERSONAL USE ONLY. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for
purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file
contributor or the author of the article and the Marin County Genealogical
Society".
Procedures
The following copyright statements
will appear in all material published by the Marin County Genealogical Society.
In all books/articles/or printed
publication:
"This {book/article/or printed
publication title} is published and copyright {insert year} by the Marin County
Genealogical Society {insert Library of Congress Catalog Number here if
appropriate}".
"No part of this book/article/publication
may be reproduced without expressed written consent of the Marin County
Genealogical Society.
Brief passages may be quoted for
purposes of review in publications where genealogical books are usually
reviewed.
Blanket permission is hereby granted
to reproduce any or all of this publication for the convenience of Marin County
Genealogical Society members or others who may request such copies for purpose
of genealogical research. A copy of the title page and the copyright page shall
in all cases be included with the reproduction".
Website and Pages:
-1. The following statement
will appear on each web page belonging to the Marin County Genealogical Society.
"Copyright {insert year} Marin
County Genealogical Society. All rights reserved."
-2. The following statement
will appear with each article and/or data provided on the Marin County
Genealogical Society web site and/or other electronic medium.
"PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles
from any of the Marin County Genealogical Society's electronic medium is
granted unless specifically stated otherwise, PROVIDED: (1) the reprint is used
for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears
at the end of the article:
Written by {author's name, e-mail
address, and URL, if given}. Previously published by Marin County Genealogical
Society {insert date of publication}.
Marin County Genealogical Society: www.maringensoc.org"
Approved by Marin County Genealogical Society Board
of Directors, March 10, 2010.
Updated: March 11, 2010
