tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post8015647155452994702..comments2024-03-14T10:57:10.845+02:00Comments on Mole's Genealogy Blog: Family Search and My Heritage PartnershipMolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761273493116575841noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-74282149628802955362013-10-25T17:06:30.141+02:002013-10-25T17:06:30.141+02:00Steve, according to Dick Eastman all records which...Steve, according to Dick Eastman all records which were free before will remain so. All records requiring a sub will still require a sub. Nothing changes, apparently. There are some FAQ at https://familysearch.org/blog/en/myheritagefamilysearch-partnership-announcementfrequently-asked-questions/<br />Regards, MoleMolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761273493116575841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-46178284852741928392013-10-25T06:08:06.945+02:002013-10-25T06:08:06.945+02:00It sounds like bad news to me. Does it now mean th...It sounds like bad news to me. Does it now mean that information that I contributed freely to FamilySearch, to freely share with other genealogists, will now be sold to others by MyHeritage?<br /><br />That is what happened when they entered into a "strategic partnership" with GenCircles -- see here <a href="http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/423/" rel="nofollow">MyHeritage.comSteve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-15583388648364535322013-10-17T11:01:03.045+02:002013-10-17T11:01:03.045+02:00further to my comment, the single entity in this c...further to my comment, the single entity in this case being the common data base.ANDREW VAN RENSBURGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632303307052209160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-65438731154959444732013-10-17T09:23:01.847+02:002013-10-17T09:23:01.847+02:00The distinction between a "merger" and a...The distinction between a "merger" and an "acquisition" has become increasingly blurred in various respects (particularly in terms of the ultimate economic outcome), although it has not completely disappeared in all situations. From a legal point of view, a merger is a legal consolidation of two companies into one entity. This gives more clarity and I agree with your original ANDREW VAN RENSBURGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632303307052209160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-37226307174475647432013-10-16T22:05:53.564+02:002013-10-16T22:05:53.564+02:00You're right, Thomas, a terminological inexact...You're right, Thomas, a terminological inexactitude. Thanks, MoleMolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761273493116575841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-56106495470249332672013-10-16T21:38:50.358+02:002013-10-16T21:38:50.358+02:00The arrangement is a "strategic partnership&q...The arrangement is a "strategic partnership" not a merger - a merger would mean one party would purchase the other which isn't happening.<br /><br />Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.com