Can he do that?!

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:45 pm

oop, switched coms, that was me.

Ian Moulding · Post by **Ian Moulding** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:09 pm

Double-barreled postwhoring. Now that's dedication to a cause!

Yeah, venting can help. Just follow Mercury's advice about the weblistings and contacting your fans, and pretty soon this mess should be straightened out. On the bright side, you're no longer dealing with this loon.

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:14 pm

That guy wrote:thank you. It does make me feel better knowing that you all listened.

We're always good for that. Especially for stuff like this.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:27 pm

Man, that sucks. Good luck with everything!

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:39 pm

thanks

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:53 pm

Ian Moulding wrote:On the bright side, you're no longer dealing with this loon.

And the bad press will come around to bite him. You can't deal with people like this guy did to you, and I'm sure it will affect anyone else who might want to get involved over there. It's a warning sign.

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:05 pm

Aw...

My poor little kids...

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:08 pm

Dutch! wrote:Aw...

My poor little kids...

I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but what I've seen so far does not bode well.

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:53 pm

I like to think it take more than the average jerk face to miff me anyway.

Dburkhead · Post by **Dburkhead** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:27 pm

I did a quick to "cat legends" and it appears that at least the guy being talked about here is not using the Cat Legend content. I just get a "rampage network" entry portal.

If that is the case, it looks like making people aware of what happened is the only real recourse.

If, OTOH, the guy does use your content without permission (you'd have to check any forms you filled out. etc. to see whether permission is granted) it may be time to call in the lawyers.

Mind you, I hate lawyers the same way I hate deep pits filled with hundreds of irritated coral snakes. But they both have their uses.

Anyway, hang tough. You've got friends here.

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:28 pm

I don't think I'll ever find a reason to leave again ^^

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:34 pm

catlegend wrote:I don't think I'll ever find a reason to leave again ^^

Not even McDuffies?

- Joel Fagin

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:04 am

the duffer is a cult hero, yo

Sam_Charette · Post by **Sam_Charette** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:42 am

You can actually challenge his right to the domain name. Given the fact that it was purchased with the intent that it would be yours, has nothing to do with him, and is named after your comic, you have a case... though not necessarily a strong one.

Go to <a href="http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm">ICANN</a> to read up on dispute resolution. It may require you to trademark "Cat Legends", as a simple copyright doesn't seem to be enough. There is also an administrative fee involved. This fee is likely to be significantly less than any court action, mind you, and can result in the domain name being transferred to you.

If you're serious about it, I'd look into it for sure. Since the domain expires in december, that's a long time to wait.

A friend of mine works as the technician at the local YMCA, and they've gone through this before with a .ca address. It was summercamps.ca, and it was held by a travel agency in europe who booked summer camps in canada. Since the .ca domain extension is meant ONLY for canadians, and the YMCA has summer camps, they won the dispute, and took the domain name away from them. The cost was $200 canadian.

This fee is required by both parties, as far as I understand, so if you pay the fee (which could very likely be less for a .com) and he doesn't, then you win by default.

Look into it. It might be helpful

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:49 am

This guy probably has a crush on you.

... no, really. That's the very first thing that crossed my mind. Why the hell would he say your husband is a pussy? Good grief.

Anyway, get back up somewhere else and make it loud and clear to your audiences that you are back up elsewhere. Make a little banner and offer it up - I'd put it on my site for awhile if it said, "Cat legends - now elsewhere due to a sneaky little bastard" or something like that.

Sam_Charette · Post by **Sam_Charette** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:52 am

rkolter wrote:Make a little banner and offer it up - I'd put it on my site for awhile if it said, "Cat legends - now elsewhere due to a sneaky little bastard" or something like that.

Hell... not only would I put up a banner, I'd put it up as a comic, with big, bold letters telling everyone what I thought of this guy... if such a thing were made available to me

It's still strange, though, that your hubby is the "owner" of rampage networks, yet this guy still does this to you.

Dotty · Post by **Dotty** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:09 am

Yeh. An owner should be able to veto the admin...and this admin I would have no qualms with sueing, as he's probably the chicken shit little moron who would freak at the idea of being sued, and once he got served...yeah. He'd cave.

If not, you most likely have him on the verbal/written agreement on the domain usage in your emails. Fuck this guy.

Dburkhead · Post by **Dburkhead** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:41 am

TdotOdot2k wrote:Fuck this guy.

You know, rkolter did have an interesting revenge that involved just that.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:47 am

I remember that one. It involved a condom and superglue, right?

Aw man, all of that sounds terrible.

I hope that you'll fix it all right and that the mighty hand of justice will come down on that man. I don't rely much on mighty hand of justice but it's nice to dream on.

It might be helpful if the word about this spreaded over webcomic community, at least for other users of the host... But it'd be a tough burden for you to carry as well, so you'd have to be sure that you know you want to get into such large scae conflict.

Incidentally, which host was it?

Dburkhead · Post by **Dburkhead** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:00 am

mcDuffies wrote:I remember that one. It involved a condom and superglue, right?

Yepper.

I would love to be a fly on the wall listening to somebody try to explain that to the emergency room doctor.