Case filed in California Where’s the line between making material available for genealogical research, and using private data for commercial gain? A lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday may help define the answer to that question. The case, brought by two California residents against Ancestry, focuses on the yearbook collection —…
Ancestry sued for yearbooks — The Legal Genealogist
Going to be interesting to see how the lawsuit turns out. I will update as things develop. It may take a while or it may happen fast.
Cite/link to this post: Judy G. Russell, “Ancestry sued for yearbooks,” The Legal Genealogist (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : posted 2 Dec 2020).
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Wow this would be huge what the verdict will end up being
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My educated guess is Ancestry will lose. I doubt Ancestry thinks it won’t lose, but unless they had permission from the yearbook companies who wouldn’t have filed a lawsuit if they gave it.
This could also affect other companies that have done the same thing with yearbooks if they didn’t get permission from the copyright holder.
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