March 16 - Poachers Don't Care

From: Pete
[mailto:pete@ancaster.com] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 6:35
PMTo: Subject: Re: The Factor is
Back

We're sorry you feel that way, Joanne. This wasn't intended
to infringe on a copyright, nor do to the creators feel it
does. Ancaster.com was built by friends with a community spirit. A site about Ancaster and for Ancaster. 100% + of all launch advertising was donated to the Ancaster community.
The email clearly states "The creator of the site decided to retire it back in 2007 with the hopes it would revive itself through Facebook." They make no claims to being that
creator.

The 'we' they refer to in the mail is the communal 'we' - the people of Ancaster who contributed to the page that was posted - and the individuals owners of the content there. As
with any community site it's the people who participate that make it what it
is.The ancasterfactor.com site clearly says it's no longer updating since 2007 and encourages the user base to go to facebook to keep in touch.

You'll note that the creators of the Ancaster.com site had used the wording
"The Factor" for which there is no copyright (differentiated from 'AncastorFactor.ca') - just as they do not claim copyright to the word 'Ancaster'.

Nevertheless given your unexpected strong objection to this, as a sign of good will, the creators
have modified the page to reflect it's true intention as they too wanted to disassociate themselves with someone who did not participate in the sprit in which this was created. As a sign of further good will I've asked them to put a disclaimer at the bottom of the page to make it clear they are not associated with your page.

Joanne, as stated, there was no intention to misrepresent the site as 'Ancasterfactor.ca'. With
clear links to that site and noting that it was stated that the current owner was not updating after 2007 in favour of facebook, the intention using facebook as recommended, was to have a spot for individuals wanting to keep in touch an opportunity to do so as a free community service.

We sincerely hope you enjoy the site for the purpose it was created. I know the people behind this
have put in a lot of effort to create a site for the community. The reward for them has been the ability for local clubs to use the site as a forum for fundraising efforts. We truly wish you all the best should you decide to revive the page and I know the creators of Ancaster.com will likely be the first to help you promote it, as they do with all Ancaster community
events.