Hi! I am forwarding your letter to the appropriate place for it to be dealt with but wanted to add a personal note of thanks and a short explanation of my own.
We were not accusing you or your organization of copyright infringement, but rather what we perceived to be an anonymous user infringing on your copyrights. Since the text came directly from your website, we thought someone had simply taken it from you without your permission. We act swiftly in such cases to protect your rights.
Someone will contact you through the official address of the website to confirm and then we'll be able to use your contribution. Please do understand, of course, that it will be edited considerably over time. :)
--Jimbo
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Deletion of our John Coleman Burroughs entry Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 02:22:26 -0600 From: Bill and Sue-On Hillman hillmans@westman.wave.ca To: jwales@wikia.com
I am Webmaster for the Official John Coleman Burroughs Tribute site www.JohnColemanBurroughs.com http://www.JohnColemanBurroughs.com employed by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. of Tarzana, California headed by the son of John Coleman Burroughs -- Danton Burroughs. I contributed a John Coleman Burroughs entry to Wikipedia months ago, using text that I and Danton had created for the Web site. Your editors immediately accused my of copyright infringement and have deleted the text . . . leaving everything in limbo and giving our organization a bad name.
Please review this situation. We would appreciate it if you have questions as to the authenticity and legality of the submission that you contact us. Bill Hillman www.JohnColemanBurroughs.com http://www.JohnColemanBurroughs.com www.Tarzan.com http://www.Tarzan.com
Tarzan@westman.wave.ca mailto:Tarzan@westman.wave.ca