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(+) Can You Claim a Copyright for Your Genealogy Data?

The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman.  About once a week or so I receive an e-mail from a person who feels “ripped off.” Each e-mail comes from someone who expends a lot of time and effort collecting genealogy information about their ancestry and then decides to share …

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MyHeritage Acquired by Leading Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners

This was unofficially announced earlier (see my earlier article at: https://eogn.com/page-18080/10134146) but today MyHeritage published the official announcement. It is a “done deal” The transaction was signed on February 24, 2021, and was pending regulatory approvals, which have recently been received, and hence the acquisition was completed today. All the details may be found in …

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MyHeritage Acquired by Leading Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners

This was unofficially announced earlier (see my earlier article at: https://eogn.com/page-18080/10134146) but today MyHeritage published the official announcement. It is a “done deal” The transaction was signed on February 24, 2021, and was pending regulatory approvals, which have recently been received, and hence the acquisition was completed today. All the details may be found in …

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