On Mar 2, 2004, at 1:23 AM, Brad Richardson wrote:	
>	
>DEAR FUCKERS,
>
>YOU SEEM TO BE UNDER THE DELUSION THAT YOU ARE "THE GOONS". WRONG!.
>THE GOONS ARE A LENGENDARY COMEDY TRIO THAT WERE AROUND IN WAR 
>TIME ENGLAND. THEY ARE WIDLEY ACCEPTED AS THE FATHERS OF ENGLISH
>COMEDY AND ARE EXTREMELY FAMOUS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND ELSWHERE. I
>NO YOU WHINING LITTLE ATTENTION SEEKING FUCKS DON'T GIVE A CRAP 
>THAT YOU ARE DEFAMING COMEDIC LEDGENDS BUT THE NAME FALLS UNDER 
>COPYWRIGHT AND HAS DONE SINCE 1947. YES C-O-P-Y-W-R-I-G-H-T. YES 
>1-9-4-7. GO ON WHINING ABOUT HOW CRAP YOUR LIVES AND AMERICA ARE 
>BUT DO IT UNDER ANOTHER NAME!
>
>I AM DEEPLY INSULTED BY YOUR IGNORANCE AND DISRESPECT.
>
>DANIEL RICHARDSON. 
>
>




Dear Loser,
Thank you for writing. We take pride in knowing that without even trying we
can drive a complete idiot like yourself into a squealing, foot stomping,
sissy-boy hissy-fit.

Reasons why you are an idiot: first of all "COPYWRIGHT" is actually spelled
"copyright"; secondly, you have misused the word. Below you will find the
dictionary definition of copyright (http://dictionary.reference.com). 

cop•y•right
n. Abbr. c. or cop.
 The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or
 distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a
 literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work.
 
adj.
	1. Of or relating to a copyright: copyright law; a copyright agreement. 
	2. Protected by copyright: permission to publish copyright material. 



What that means, incase you didn't "get it", is that copyright does not apply
to the name one uses to do business under. Therefore we have not violated any
copyright. What one might argue is that what we have done is violate a
trademark. Below you will find the definition of trademark
(http://dictionary.reference.com).


trade•mark 
n. 
	1. Abbr. TM A name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially
	    registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer.
	2. A distinctive characteristic by which a person or thing comes to be known:
		the shuffle and snicker that became the comedian's trademark. 

tr.v. trade•marked, trade•mark•ing, trade•marks
	1. To label (a product) with proprietary identification.
	2. To register (something) as a trademark.


And to the argument that we've violated someone's trademark,  we say that
we (The Goons: Hardcore-punk, speed-rockers) and The Goons: Legendary
comedy troupe market two very different products to very different people
and so trademark does not apply. You don't have to agree with us, thats just
the way it is.

Ignorance. I think we're already covered who the ignorant one is. We suggest
the next time you want to waste your and someone else's time by writing some
inane email temper tantrum that you arm yourself with a dictionary.
http://dictionary.reference.com is very good and, seeing as they will obviously
provide internet connectivity to any loudmouthed asshole these days, very
accessible.

Disrespect. Do you really think Peter Sellers is in his grave right now proud to
be championed by an illiterate imbecile like yourself? Speaking as a person
who's only knowledge of The Goons: Legendary comedy troupe is the testimony
of such artists as the Beatles claiming The Goons to be a huge influence,
I think that you've shown The Goons: Legendary comedy troupe the greatest
disrespect by opening your mouth. Now anytime someone asks me about 
The Goons: Legendary comedy troupe all I'll be able to tell them is how some
sorry, unauthoritative, jackass with no life wrote to us crying about using
the same name. Its very sad, really.

In closing we would like to restate that you are an ignorant loser with no life
that could better serve the world by keeping his big mouth shut and maybe even
taking a little time off from writing boring, bullshit emails to better himself
through reading.

Sincerely,
The Goons: Hardcore-punk, speed-rockers