abby [email] said at 6:39 PM 12-09-2004: abby: theyre both beautiful
josh: danke
abby: deason has a greater universal appeal
abby: but ben claassen would be more of an urban legend
Bendependent [email] said at 10:41 AM 12-10-2004: i don't know why but i can't for the life of me seem to FALL ASLEEP. this is the worst i think it's ever been...
josh [email] said at 10:30 AM 12-10-2004: He thinks it would negatively affect his image, and thus reduce sales of paintings and other merchandise, as well as hurting the Ben Claassen brand - possibly ultimately reducing revenues from syndication of his comics.
josh [email] said at 10:47 AM 12-10-2004: well, he feels he needs to protect the Ben Claassen brand identity. he projects any negative exeprience someone has with the name may hurt future sales and revenues.
brianbibbly [email] said at 10:52 AM 12-10-2004: Josh Siskovich, I am writing to alert you to the fact that I have been retained by Ben Claasen to protect against any infringing acts against the Ben Classen trade name, copyrights and brand identity. Please cease and desist using Ben Classen in any unlicensed works created, in whole or in part, by any of your employees, officers, heirs, successors or assigns.
art said at 11:11 AM 12-10-2004: Uh - does spelling count when doing law type stuff? 'Cause there is no mention here of the One True Claassen - just some jokers named Classen (the pickle dude?) and Claasen (whoever the hell that is).
julie [email] said at 11:28 AM 12-10-2004: What? Who cares, Bibbly is swinging his "Esq." around. Get out of the way, before you're hit by some errant bits of amicus curiae!
josh [email] said at 11:27 AM 12-10-2004: I gave Ben a hard bargain - he owes me McCarthyism buttons. I said that, if he makes them for me before Xmas, then no stickers. If not - all over town.
brianbibbly [email] said at 11:32 AM 12-10-2004: What? You sellout. What about all those people who were promised "drawn heads before the end of the year?" Why aren't you fighting for them Sisk! Some overload you are!