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Founded by Edgar Rice Burroughs on Mar 26, 1923.1
Private company
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
American holding company
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. is an American holding company founded in 1923 by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is based in Tarzana, California. The company holds the rights to the literary estate of Burroughs that are still protected by copyright (a number of Burroughs' early works have passed out of copyright and consequently are in the public domain).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Mar 26, 1923Founded1
- HeadquartersLos Angeles1
- Websitewww.edgarriceburroughs.com
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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. is an American holding company founded in 1923 by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is based in Tarzana, California. The company holds the rights to the literary estate of Burroughs that are still protected by copyright (a number of Burroughs' early works have passed out of copyright and consequently are in the public domain).2
Leadership
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- FounderEdgar Rice Burroughs1
Controversies and legal
Legal actions
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. has been involved in numerous legal actions over the years, even in cases where copyright on Burroughs' original work had expired.
The company successfully sued Gold Star Books in 1966 and forced the Tarzan series of books by Barton Werper to be taken off the market.
In 2004, the company threatened Victoria University Press with a lawsuit over author Nigel Cox's book Tarzan Presley, which blended the Tarzan mythos with the life of Elvis Presley. The book has not been reprinted since its initial publication.
In 2012, the company sued Dynamite Comics for trademark infringement. Dynamite's series Lord of the Jungle and Warlord of Mars were based on Burroughs' novels that had entered public domain. However, ERB claimed that use of trademarked characters Tarzan and John Carter constituted infringement and unfair competition. Dynamite and ERB settled the claim in 2014, and signed a contract to clear the way for both series to continue.
From Wikipedia’s article on Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- Mar 26, 1923Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.edgarriceburroughs.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/EdgarRBurroughs1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/erburroughs1
- WikipediaEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
- WikidataQ4037931
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