I am teh thief, apparently

Toxic · Post by **Toxic** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:08 pm

Ha! He misspelled "receive"! And he couldn't even spell "copyright," and he claims to own one. I'm surprised he could even copyright a title like World Warp, it's a rather common phrase.

cortland wrote:If you really want to cheese him off, go and register World Warp as a trademark and then send him a cease and desist order for using it. Or not.

Not sure if that will work though.

Here's a useful link...

Post by **Mercury Hat** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:10 pm

cortland wrote:If you really want to cheese him off, go and register World Warp as a trademark and then send him a cease and desist order for using it. Or not.

I think that's just a tad bit illegal

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Mr.Bob · Post by **Mr.Bob** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:10 pm

cortland wrote:If you really want to cheese him off, go and register World Warp as a trademark and then send him a cease and desist order for using it. Or not.

Oh PLEASE IV! That would be so funny!

Post by **Mercury Hat** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:14 pm

I think you've got yourself a crazy, IV

Toxic · Post by **Toxic** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:19 pm

He's a crazy alright. I'm also a bit curious who he copyrighted his title with. I bet he copyrighted his actual comics, and assumed the name was copyrighted along with it.

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:20 pm

yes IV, you've got yourself a crazy... a crazy with no legal legs

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:20 pm

Mercury Hat wrote:
cortland wrote:If you really want to cheese him off, go and register World Warp as a trademark and then send him a cease and desist order for using it. Or not.
I think that's just a tad bit illegal .

It's not illegal to seek a trademark for a title that you legitimately work under and can show that you have worked under it in the past. Trademarks are on a first come, first serve basis.

It's also not illegal to do something that'll cheese someone off.

I say do it. It's several hundred dollars and up to a two year wait tho.

Steverules · Post by **Steverules** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:23 pm

IV you missed the boat on your response. You should have said:

While I have every right to use Warp World without fear of legal recourse I've decided to change the name. Not because I am trying to avoid a legal battle but because you product is so substandard I don't want anyone confusing my fine product with your chicken scratchings. Thank you for bringing this to my attention and helping me avoid possible humiliation from fans searching for my comic and stumbling on yours.

Good day.

Mr.Bob · Post by **Mr.Bob** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:26 pm

PS. Screw you

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:34 pm

rkolter wrote:
Mercury Hat wrote:
cortland wrote:If you really want to cheese him off, go and register World Warp as a trademark and then send him a cease and desist order for using it. Or not.
I think that's just a tad bit illegal .
It's not illegal to seek a trademark for a title that you legitimately work under and can show that you have worked under it in the past. Trademarks are on a first come, first serve basis.

It's also not illegal to do something that'll cheese someone off.

I say do it. It's several hundred dollars and up to a two year wait tho.

If I had a couple hundred dollars to spare I would. It would be so sweetly ironic.

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:45 pm

we better set up an IV relief fund

Jackhass · Post by **Jackhass** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:00 pm

Same thing happened to me with the original name of my comic ("The Zoo").

Thankfully it happened early in my comic's life so changing the name wasn't a big deal.

Odd1 · Post by **Odd1** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:00 pm

Err, have you considered the downside of sharing names with another comic author? The two of you may be confused with eachother some day if one (or both) become succesful. I'm not saying you should change your title, just bringing up something that hasn't been mentioned here so far.

Evil Jamie! · Post by **Evil Jamie!** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:24 pm

I've lost count of all the Jamie and Nicks I've had to hunt down and kill to protect my 'copyright' >_>

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:07 am

*slowly backs away from Jamie and his avatar*

Odd1 · Post by **Odd1** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:28 am

Jamie, you've been getting that a lot lately, eh?

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:26 am

Heh. "IV's trademark World Warp money saising fund" sound like better and better idea.

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:37 am

To the moneymobile!

Evil Jamie! · Post by **Evil Jamie!** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:52 am

Odd1 wrote:Jamie, you've been getting that a lot lately, eh?

I get the best reactions when people find out it isn't photoshoped

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:02 am

Evil Jamie! wrote:
Odd1 wrote:Jamie, you've been getting that a lot lately, eh?
I get the best reactions when people find out it isn't photoshoped