Comments on: Cease and Desist http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/ Thoughts and observations from a quirky cartoonist and designer. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3-beta3 By: kartooner http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-863 kartooner Fri, 03 Sep 2004 11:59:52 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-863 <strong>Luc</strong>: I'm sure you (or your fellow lawyers) have run into similar situations. My brother had a company contact him in regards to his AOLIM screenname, which was Biospark at the time. The company in question, Biospark Industries I believe, were ready to sue for "blatant" name infringement. After speaking with the owner, they cleared up things and the allegations were dropped. Frankly, it was absurd and I don't think he (as in the owner of the company) had a leg to stand on. <strong>Mike</strong>: At the time I was 18 or 19 and I was just beginning to get into graphic design. You're right, Goudy Stout was named from the font of the same name and for good reason, it just sounds like a paunchy, aloof kind of individual. It brings to mind Garth Brooks or Benny Hill. <strong>Dad</strong>: Yes, sue us for all of the money we've made on the name. Luc: I’m sure you (or your fellow lawyers) have run into similar situations. My brother had a company contact him in regards to his AOLIM screenname, which was Biospark at the time. The company in question, Biospark Industries I believe, were ready to sue for “blatant” name infringement. After speaking with the owner, they cleared up things and the allegations were dropped. Frankly, it was absurd and I don’t think he (as in the owner of the company) had a leg to stand on.

Mike: At the time I was 18 or 19 and I was just beginning to get into graphic design. You’re right, Goudy Stout was named from the font of the same name and for good reason, it just sounds like a paunchy, aloof kind of individual. It brings to mind Garth Brooks or Benny Hill.

Dad: Yes, sue us for all of the money we’ve made on the name.

]]> By: Dad http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-862 Dad Fri, 03 Sep 2004 02:53:16 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-862 I sue the brothers Sagen and Sagen.....too much time on their hands and their room was always dirty, full of dirty little secrets of plotting to take over EMWare with a hostile take-over! Yep...sue those Sagen Brothers...take it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sue the brothers Sagen and Sagen.….too much time on their hands and their room was always dirty, full of dirty little secrets of plotting to take over EMWare with a hostile take-over!

Yep…sue those Sagen Brothers…take it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Mike http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-861 Mike Fri, 03 Sep 2004 02:33:19 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-861 Under the Previews section of your EMWare site, one of the game titles is Goudy Stout. I find that and the description of the game extremely funny. Thanks for a good laugh. BTW, were you into graphic design at the time, or was naming the game after a typeface coincidence? Under the Previews section of your EMWare site, one of the game titles is Goudy Stout.

I find that and the description of the game extremely funny. Thanks for a good laugh. BTW, were you into graphic design at the time, or was naming the game after a typeface coincidence?

]]> By: Luc http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-860 Luc Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:29:52 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-860 Erik, you gotta give us legal dudes something to do, even if it creates laughter ;-) Erik, you gotta give us legal dudes something to do, even if it creates laughter ;-)

]]> By: kartooner http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-859 kartooner Thu, 02 Sep 2004 20:31:08 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-859 <strong>Beto</strong>: You're right, Beto. I moved it from the older archives, cleaned it up a bit and posted it anew. You, being a long time reader (okay, several months or so) would know that. :) As for the design, it even sported a "starry" background if you can believe that. The Wayback machine doesn't save graphics, just text unfortunately. Beto: You’re right, Beto. I moved it from the older archives, cleaned it up a bit and posted it anew. You, being a long time reader (okay, several months or so) would know that. :)

As for the design, it even sported a “starry” background if you can believe that. The Wayback machine doesn’t save graphics, just text unfortunately.

]]> By: beto http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-858 beto Thu, 02 Sep 2004 20:24:58 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/09/02/cease-and-desist/#comment-858 Man, hate to be the party pooper, but... I swear I read this very same thing here a while ago. Coffee-induced flashbacks? Gotta love the grassroots feel of your company in all its cutting edge HTML glory circa '98, though. Man, hate to be the party pooper, but… I swear I read this very same thing here a while ago. Coffee-induced flashbacks? Gotta love the grassroots feel of your company in all its cutting edge HTML glory circa ’98, though.

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