[Opengenalliance] Mormon church’s FamilySearch joins forces with Ancestry.com

[Javier Ruiz]

It is not spelt out,  but it seems they will give free access via family
search and integrate it in Ancestry.com?

This is good,  now the next step is letting other people transcribe the
digitised materials.

In the USA the scanned copies will be public domain,  but here they may
need to license transcription.

Todd,  I think this is a great chance. I will let others chip in.

Nick Barratt had been in touch with the lds here for a while. Nick,  what
do you think?
On 6 Sep 2013 04:41, "todd.d.robbins at gmail.com" <todd.d.robbins at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Two of the world’s largest family history research organizations are
> joining forces in an effort they say will bring 1 billion historical
> records online.
>
> The LDS Church-operated FamilySearch International and the Utah-based
> company Ancestry.com announced a deal Thursday in which they will
> collaborate to bring online the church’s vast worldwide collections of
> family-history records.
>
> Ancestry.com CEO Tim Sullivan said while details need to be worked out,
> his company planned to pour more than $60 million into the effort over the
> next five years.
>
> *Source:
> http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56830408-79/records-ancestry-com-online.html.csp
> *
>
>
> This is great news! Though I think we continue efforts to encourage the
> adoption of open licensing of this digitized content via our organization
> and others. I'd be willing to help coordinate a team to work with
> FamilySearch, Ancestry, OGA/ORG, OKFN, et al. Anyone, interested in joining
> me?
>
> Cheers!
>
> --
> Tod Robbins
> Digital Asset Manager, MLIS
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