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From: Brad Rogers <>
Subject: Re: [Ess] Essex Records Office online
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 14:50:04 +0100
References: <4E0EFADF.2000805@edwina.org.uk><4E0F0343.5090909@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4E0F0343.5090909@gmail.com>


On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:38:43 +0100
Charani <> wrote:

Hello Charani,

> more and more available. My main gripe about the commercial sites are
> the exclusive deals they make so there is only one source for the

Like it or not (and like you, I'm not keen), but without those
exclusivity contracts, Ancestry, FMP, et al wouldn't make the info
available, because their revenue stream would be compromised.

> records - and what happens when/if they go under?

The likelihood is that the rights to the databases they have would be
sold on to other interested parties.

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