Seize and Desist
Dear Mr. Scott Johnson:
It has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my registered Lockergnome logo (the “Thingie”) in the preparation of a work derived therefrom. I have reserved all rights in the Thingie, first published in 1996, and have registered trademark therein. Your work entitled The Channel 9 Dude is essentially using my Thingie as a pillow for little foam dudes. You also have the dudes gathering around my Thingie as if they were worshiping it. My Thingie was never meant to be worshiped.
As you neither asked for nor received permission to use the Thingie as the basis for your effort nor to make or distribute copies, including electronic copies, of same, I believe you have willfully infringed my rights under 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages as high as $150,000 as set forth in Section 504(c)(2) therein.
I demand that you immediately cease the use and distribution of all infringing works derived from the Thingie, and all copies, including electronic copies, of same, that you deliver to me, if applicable, all unused, undistributed copies of same, or destroy such copies immediately and that you desist from this or any other infringement of my rights in the future. If I have not received an affirmative response from you by Octember 1, 2073 indicating that you have fully complied with these requirements, I shall take further action against you.
Very truly yours,
Chris Pirillo
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15 Comments
Anonymous
November 10th, 2004
at 11:15am
I would think that it is more of a graven image rather than a thingie. Just my guess. Probably get more with religious references
Anonymous
November 10th, 2004
at 11:47am
…lol?
Anonymous
November 10th, 2004
at 12:22pm
Pirillo,
that is a bit over the top isn't it … maybe I'll get a letter as well for using your name at the top of this email!
Why do I come back to this site?
Anonymous
November 10th, 2004
at 1:16pm
He does know it's a joke or does he?
Fogarty
November 10th, 2004
at 3:34pm
Hah!
Matt Hartley
November 10th, 2004
at 4:57pm
OMG, I totally fell for it! Chris, you are a hard man to read. At least for dense types like myself. ;o)
That was funny though.
Matt Hartley
November 10th, 2004
at 5:01pm
Actually, we are past Octember heading into Decuary I believe. After all, 'Give me cool stuff day' is coming up here on Decuary 32nd. ;o)
Sunflowr
November 10th, 2004
at 7:35pm
It's nice of you to give him alot of time to cease and desist use of your thingee. After all, that thingee is yours and only yours to do with as you will. How dare he abuse that right to your thingee!!
Anonymous
November 10th, 2004
at 10:17pm
How much should one pay to get you to publish a photo of the Channel 9 dude riding on your thingie?
Cristina
November 10th, 2004
at 11:46pm
Hahaha! I didnt get it until I noticed the thingies worshipping your head. Yikes!
bnaivar
November 11th, 2004
at 4:28am
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't mind if my “Thingie” was worshiped.
nolram
November 11th, 2004
at 7:43am
That's a great site, although no worship is complete without some yellow treat.
Anonymous
November 11th, 2004
at 9:02am
…… HAHAHAHAHA, This guy has some problems, but hes not breaking any laws, Because he's sort a just reproducing your thingy in a photo… If i take a picture and the McDonalds logo is in the photo they cant sue me? or can they? Either way, Good Luck with that! I have a Pirillo Shrine in my room MUWHAHAHA, how i dare not post pictures of it on the internet for i might get sued *rolleyes*
W!LL.i.am
November 11th, 2004
at 12:37pm
ok – that was a good joke, surprised tho, … none of the people that didn't have a sense of humor didn't go off and say nothing about the spiderman and superman pics ya had up … hmmmmm … maybe they were slow on that one …. october 2073, …. niiiiice.
W!LL.i.am
W!LL.i.am
November 11th, 2004
at 7:38pm
Halo 2 Rules — for now anyways.
W!LL.i.am