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> But these are public records that Ancestry has bought the exclusive rights to digitize.

What exclusive rights are you referring to? I'm trying to learn more about Ancestry.com.

Philadelphia BMD. New York State Census records (State off-year, not Federal). Swedish BMD (previously available online, then pulled down). Czech BMD (ditto). The list goes on... Check the genealogy blogs, of which there are many, for details.

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