Honcos, I need your help. I received this letter from a Foundation in LA, announcing their “brand new project” and soliciting my support.

Well, this “brand new project” of theirs also happens to be a project I digitized 10 years ago, and turned into a searchable database. I’m pretty sure that they just expect me to donate it to them just out of the patriotic goodness of my heart.

How do I explain that I should be compensated for the hundreds of hours work that I put into this, and also how do I prevent them from ripping me off?