Thanks. Reading your answer inspired me to google the specific term "copyright on cover art" which I had not thought of before.
Got a link to https://psu.libanswers.com/faq/336502#:~:text=Book%20covers%2C%20al....
Includes "First factor: Criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research are favored purposes under the first factor. If you use a cover or poster for one of these purposes, that weighs in favor of fair use. Nonprofit educational purpose also favors fair use."
-- I am thinking on Geni it is part of "reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research"
Maybe more so if uploaded as a Document than as. Photo?
They also say
"Fourth factor: The fourth factor considers the impact of your use on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. ..."
with subparagraphs that include:
"Book covers and album covers aren't typically sold separate from their books and albums"
And
"Publishing companies, for example, don't generally sell licenses to use book cover images -- they encourage free use of those images to promote their books."
Posting it on Geni certainly would not be hurting sales of the book.
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