Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
American holding company
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. is an American holding company founded in 1923[1][2] by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is based in Tarzana, California. The company holds the rights to the literary works 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).
Burroughs was one of the first artists to incorporate, which he did for tax reasons and for more control over his works. Burroughs' books were published through the company from 1931 (Tarzan the Invincible) through 1948 (Llana of Gathol), with one additional title (I Am a Barbarian) appearing in 1967.
The company remains in the ownership of the Burroughs family and manages and licenses Burroughs' works and characters, including Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.[3][4] In most of the world, the original work of Burroughs is now in public domain.
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.[5]
In 2004, the company threatened Victoria University Press with a lawsuit[6] 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.[7] Dynamite's series Lord of the Jungle and Warlord of Mars were based on Burroughs' novels that had fallen into 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.[8]
Authorized editions
Starting in 2020, ERB, Inc. will be re-printing the complete literary works of Burroughs, accompanied by new artwork created by Joe Jusko, in hardcover format.[9]
References
- ^ "Creator Of Tarzan". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2568. Western Australia. 11 May 1947. p. 23 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNDAY TIMES). Retrieved 6 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia. , ...Since 1923, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., has been sole owner and exploiter of Tarzan...
- ^ Edgar Rice Burroughs: BIO TIMELINE 1920-1929, Compiled by Bill Hillman
- ^ "Jingle all the way: Trademark for sound in China, EU and USA". Lexology. June 12, 2019.
- ^ Brent Kendall (October 21, 2014). "New 'John Carter' Movie Planned as Rights Revert to Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc". Variety.
- ^ Authors: Werper, Barton, SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia
- ^ Tarzan has left the building, by Steven Price, 15 January, 2005, The Listener (New Zealand)
- ^ Tarzan May Not Say Much But He Is Worth a Lot, By Caroline Gousse, February 26, 2012, American University Intellectual Property Brief
- ^ JOHN CARTER: WARLORD OF MARS Jumps From Marvel To Dynamite Thanks to E.R. Burrough's Estate, By Newsarama Staff, May 20, 2014, Newsarama
- ^ "Official website of ERB Inc., creator of Tarzan® Lord of the Jungle®, Moon Men™, John Carter of Mars® and more! > Edgar Rice Burroughs".
External links
- Official website
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Edgar Rice Burroughs (works)
- Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
- The Return of Tarzan (1913)
- The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
- The Son of Tarzan (1915)
- Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
- Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23)
- Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28)
- Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29)
- Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30)
- Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31)
- Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32)
- Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
- Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34)
- Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33)
- Tarzan's Quest (1935/36)
- Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
- Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
- Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
- Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
- Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)
- Tarzan the Untamed (1920)
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1939)
- Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963)
- Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
short stories
- Tarzan's First Love (1916)
- The Capture of Tarzan (1916)
- The Fight for the Balu (1916)
- The God of Tarzan (1916)
- Tarzan and the Black Boy (1917)
- The Witch-Doctor Seeks Vengeance (1917)
- The End of Bukawai (1917)
- The Lion (1917)
- The Nightmare (1917)
- The Battle for Teeka (1917)
- A Jungle Joke (1917)
- Tarzan Rescues the Moon (1917)
- Tarzan the Untamed (1919)
- Tarzan and the Valley of Luna (1920)
- The Tarzan Twins (1927)
- Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins with Jad-Bal-Ja the Golden Lion (1936)
- Tarzan and the Magic Men (1936)
- Tarzan and the Elephant Men (1937/38)
- Tarzan and the Champion (1940)
- Tarzan and the Jungle Murders (1940)
- Tarzan and the Castaways (1941)
adventures
- The Man-Eater (1915)
- The Cave Girl (1925)
- The Eternal Lover (1925)
- Jungle Girl (1932)
- The Lad and the Lion (1938)
- A Princess of Mars (1917)
- The Gods of Mars (1918)
- The Warlord of Mars (1919)
- Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920)
- The Chessmen of Mars (1922)
- The Master Mind of Mars (1928)
- A Fighting Man of Mars (1931)
- Swords of Mars (1936)
- Synthetic Men of Mars (1940)
- Llana of Gathol (1948)
- John Carter of Mars (1964)
- At the Earth's Core (1914)
- Pellucidar (1915)
- Tanar of Pellucidar (1929)
- Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
- Back to the Stone Age (1937)
- Land of Terror (1944)
- Savage Pellucidar (1963)
- Pirates of Venus (1934)
- Lost on Venus (1935)
- Carson of Venus (1939)
- Escape on Venus (1946)
- The Wizard of Venus (1964)
- The Land That Time Forgot (1918)
- The People That Time Forgot (1918)
- Out of Time's Abyss (1918)
speculative fiction
- Beyond Thirty (1915)
- The Moon Maid (1926)
- The Monster Men (1929)
- "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" (1937)
- Beyond the Farthest Star (1941)
- Tales of Three Planets (1964)
- The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1926)
- The War Chief (1927)
- Apache Devil (1933)
- The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (1940)
- The Outlaw of Torn (1914/1927)
- I Am a Barbarian (1967)
- The Rider (1918)
- The Mad King (1926)
novels
- The Mucker (1914/16)
- The Girl from Farris's (1916)
- The Oakdale Affair (1918)
- The Efficiency Expert (1921)
- The Girl from Hollywood (1923)
- Pirate Blood (1970)
- Marcia of the Doorstep (1999)
- The Oakdale Affair and The Rider (1937)
- Beyond Thirty and The Man-Eater (1957)
- Minidoka: 937th Earl of One Mile Series M (1998)
- You Lucky Girl! (1999)
- Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder (2001)
- Brother Men (2005)
- Florence Gilbert (second wife)
- John Coleman Burroughs (son)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
- Tarzana, Los Angeles
- Tarzan, Texas
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