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[Margaret D. Blough]

>>One reason for that is that all of the stories in the various Ghosts of Gettysburg books have been copyrighted and cannot legally be used by the ghost tours without permission.<<
Actually, that's not correct. It probably was the understanding, though, at the time that your son gave tours, but it hasn't been the case since 2001.  In 2000, Mark Nesbitt sued the owners of the Farnsworth House ghost tours for copyright infringement. In 2001, Judge Sylvia Rambo ruled that with one exception (a story in which Nesbitt admitted an error was made in the printed version), the stories were in the public domain and, thus, their content could not be copyrighted.  She ruled that Nesbitt could validly copyright his printed presentation of the stories, though.

Regards,

Margaret


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From: gburg74 at comcast.net 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> My son used to give ghost tours in Gettysburg. He can tell you for a fact that 
> many, if not most, of the ghost stories have been made up in recent years. One 
> professor at the college has even admitted making up one of the more famous of 
> them. Guides are also encouraged to make things up. One reason for that is 
> that all of the stories in the various Ghosts of Gettysburg books have been 
> copyrighted and cannot legally be used by the ghost tours without permission. 
> 
> On the other hand, I was seriously spooked one evening at dusk in the Triagular 
> Field when I swore I heard footsteps right in back of me as if walking through 
> the high weeds. But nothing was there. Probably the wind, or deer in the 
> woods, but it sure sent a bit of a shiver down my spine. 
> 
> Back to lurking with the other ghosts. 
> 
> Bob 
> 
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> From: James Cameron 
> 
> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> > 
> > 
> > << Myth. AS are all the other ghostly stories. >> 
> > 
> > Actually, I think many aren't so much myths, as simply made up nonsense. A 
> > myth, after all, at least has the pedigree of having been around for a long 
> > time. ;-) 
> > 
> > Jim Cameron 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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