The Place chats - Ben Saint

"If Ben Saint develops the IP to enough of a level, you won't be able to defend ownership very well

Plus being out of money for a legal defense, he can just wait out the court case and win by default

If you push now, you can get what you're owed, be in a better position to not get screwed in the future"

- Kyle pressures Chris to act

"At least half that money should go to Christine!"

- MKRNightVee on Ben's $8,458 earnings for his The Vapors comic.

Several Watchmen members and Chris discussed in The Place about Ben Saint. At issue was a comic Ben was producing which depicted Chris's Night Star OC. The Watchmen egged on Chris to confront Ben over it.

29-30 September 2019
On 29-30 September 2019, Chris discussed his health, saying that his blood pressure reader showed hypertension and that he was dealing with it by taking potassium supplements and eating a salad, and also asking Barbara to kill spicy foods for awhile.

The Watchmen then pressured Chris, wanting him to confront Ben over his usage of Night Star. Kyle claimed that Chris could potentially lose ownership of the IP in court unless he pushed the issue. The Watchmen also raised the matter of royalties, insisting that Ben should pay Chris for the Night Star usage.

Throughout the conversation, Chris defended Ben, saying that Ben was giving credit for usage of Night Star and argued that Ben was not directly making money from comic panels featuring Night Star.

3 October 2019
On 3 October 2019, Chris brought up Ben to the Watchmen, concerned over a comic panel he had uploaded. During the ensuing discussion, Chris asked the Watchmen if Ben is doing it for the money, and they insisted he is and claim that Chris is entitled to half of Ben's Kickstarter earnings. Chris said he will ask Ben for funds to help print his TSSSF cards, and is encouraged by the Watchmen to do so. After Chris DM'd Ben, the latter leaked the conversation on Twitter, to Chris's annoyance.

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