[Kuchiyose]

Ok a couple of days ago I logged onto my computer and I had an email from some person called: Scott Wollow, the system administrator and owner of a business called: Corrupted Justice, a website against perverted Justice, who are grown men (pretending to be young female teens) who sexually excite men online (yeah your typical pervs and pedophiles) well anyways the reason why I got nearly sued was because on DeviantArt I made a logo ages ago called; Corrupted Justice (I thought it was cool) and was made for an animation my friend was making, i had no clue that there was a website called Corrupted Justice and their logo was copyright, so I had to remove them all or they would use legal actions. Since I really don't know how online laws and copyright laws work on the internet I had to remove my logo. One thing that annoys me is, how did they find my logo? Its was pretty hard to find on DeviantArt!

[Eugine]

I never had any problems with the law thankfully ^^.
What did your parents say? x3

[kate]

holy fudgesicles I would've died. But I mean that's ridiculous. Did your logo look like theirs does, or was it just because you used the same title thing. I mean c'mon, no ones going to look at that and be "o noes, he must be a pedophile catcher"

[Kuchiyose]

My mother flipped XD She nearly killed me by throwing an Argos catalog at me.
Only thing that was similar to the website logo was in fact the title, my art work was completely different, even the title looked strange. Basically the website copyright their logo, which is was basically a text, easily done in Microsoft word and they copyrighted it. Unlucky for me :) XD

[Lightning Star]

I find that rather ironic. Corrupted Justice would actually use a corrupt form of justice to sue you. Not that it's funny in a haha way, but just ironic.

I'm thankful that there are no businesses called lightningstar...or at least I hope not o.o!

[Caael]

Well the Chicago Area Alternative Education League haven't sued me yet.

[Someone Else]

When I search youtube for Wind Dude all I get is the "Dust in the wind, dude" as quoted from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure IIRC.




I sure hope I don't get sued.

[Toasty]

My name used to be Mr. T.

....

****.

[Laharl]

you're logo wasnt being used to generate any cash was it? therefore i really dont see a problem...

[Luna]

Corrupted Justice is actually pretty huge and famous. Many online followers + DeviantArt being a public site + internet = word spread and they found out about your work?

[TheEnglishman]

Kuchiyose, on Jan 1 2008, 09:54 PM, said:

My mother flipped XD She nearly killed me by throwing an Argos catalog at me.

An Argos catalog? Holy crap, those things are huge! She must have been annoyed! :P

[Eugine]

Well, Kuchi wants to get into law right? Those little things can come back to haunt him if he makes it big, eventhough in reality it's really petty.

[kate]

lol way to crush his dreams eugine :B

Personally I would've fought it. Then again I have way too much time on my hands. But if you weren't trying to sell this thing, why do they care so much? Apparently they're the ones with too much time on their hands

[Kuchiyose]

The logo I made wasn't made for cash purposes, it was more like advertising my friends animation.
I was wasn't boasting major about it or anything I just wanted to help my friend.
Believe me my mum was pissed at me and i still fear of another Argos catalog coming my way XD

Myabe they thought I owned Corrupted Justice logo because when you submit work on DeviantArt you are claiming as your own, even under my work there the little 'c' symbol that states copyright, maybe the company got annoyed, who knows, maybe they were trying to scare me (worked on my mum but no too bad on me).

Hahahaha I don't really see myself getting big but even if it did come back to haunt me I don't think everyone would hate me for it, they would if they sued me for it, they may think I could be a crappy lawyer/solicitor but it won't stop me from studying law:). I just won't get employed. XD

But I agree with Lightingstar, it does seem corrupted.

[Folcon]

I mentioned this to a friend of mine who is studying law, and she says its "bull****, and they can just **** off." Her exact words too.

[Kuchiyose]

I so agree :P
But yeah its true the company is a *****

[Drizzy Drake]

That is just really, really low if you ask me.

[Kuchiyose]

I know :P
The company is strange as well, just so random to pop up out of no where0_o

[Split Infinity]

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/8153/kuchiyosevy6.png

I believe you owe our organisation an explanation.

[Lightning Star]

I wonder if it'll come to a point where even fanfiction and fanart will be lawsuit material. I noticed some Anime AMV's were taken off of YouTube because of copyright laws.

[Split Infinity]

Everyone wants a slice of the courts these days. People can be really selfish.

[Moonear]

It's like Chuck Norris suing the author of that Chuck Norris Facts book. Like what the hell is wrong with him, he even commented that the website was amusing. People will do anything for money.







And anyway, Chuck Norris could roundhouse kick all their asses instead of suing them.

[Drizzy Drake]

ALOT of stuff is takein off youtube. Stupid Google.

[Split Infinity]

Sweet zombie Jesus! The name of our forum!

[Drizzy Drake]

Looks like Camelot is gonig to sue. Oh wait. But the dead King Arthur is gonig to sue them. Ha.

[Kuchiyose]

Hahahahaha oh geeeeez I have no luck0_o Now Kuchiyose is copyright and i usually like using that name T.T Ok I'm going to skip countries.

[Lightning Star]

I looked up lightningstar on google, but all I found were the various forums I've joined XD I'm safe for now.

[Drizzy Drake]

Ya I like doing that. I've googled the name I used to use alot and found alot of different forums I used to visit.

[Eugine]

This is why I use my name ^^

[Lightning Star]

I also found some random instances where other people used the name Lightningstar as their forum name. So I guess I'm joined up at some roleplay site and then again at another Starclan for warrior cats XDD

[kate]

zomg what if i'm using the name kate illegally?? I am no longer kate. I am Pavlo, a lovable chimp.

[Split Infinity]

My cousin's name is Kate. You are therefore...an illegal immigrant!

[Eugine]

There are people who illegally migrate to Australia? ^^

[Split Infinity]

Rofl! at the above.

[Lightning Star]

I hate illegal immigrants, but just for that, I want to be an illegal Australian immigrant XD

Taken from the US copyright center:

What Is Not Protected by Copyright?

Several categories of material are generally not eligible for federal copyright protection. These include among others:

*Works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression (for example, choreographic works that have not been notated or recorded, or improvisational speeches or performances that have not been written or recorded)

*Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols or designs; mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, or coloring; mere listings of ingredients or contents

*Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices, as distinguished from a description, explanation, or illustration

*Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and conta
ining no original authorship (for example: standard calendars, height and weight charts, tape measures and rulers, and lists or tables taken from public documents or other common sources)

THEREFORE. you should sue them for trying to sue you! :P

[Blue]

Icy is right, you could do it.

[Kuchiyose]

Counter-sue! I would but suing costs a lot and time and I need more information:S

Lightingstar where did you find that information? It is from a reliable source?

[Folcon]

should be, I remember reading something likethat when one of my classes covered the DMCA stuff. Thry can't copyright the name, but they could trademark there logo, in which you would be safe because you are not useing thier logo.

[Lightning Star]

Yeah, I went to a government site, so it should be legit: http://www.copyright.gov/, then copyright basics, and then I clicked on the link where it says "what is not protected by copyright?"

[Mallick]

If I were you, I would've just told them they make me guffaw.