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Alex Jones To Pay $15,000 In Pepe The Frog Copyright Infringement Case
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/7315...-in-pepe-the-frog-copyright-infringement-case
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the founder of Infowars, has agreed to pay a $15,000 legal settlement to the creator of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character appropriated by the alt-right that is now widely used in racist internet memes.
Jones signed the settlement on Monday with Matt Furie, the California-based artist who created Pepe some 15 years ago. The lawsuit alleged that Jones used the character without permission as part of a promotional poster also featuring images of himself, President Trump and far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.
Last month, the judge in the lawsuit limited the potential jury award to $14,000. Monday's settlement was for that amount plus another $1,000 that Furie said he plans to donate to the amphibian conservation group Save the Frogs!
Alex Jones To Pay $15,000 In Pepe The Frog Copyright Infringement Case
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/7315...-in-pepe-the-frog-copyright-infringement-case
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the founder of Infowars, has agreed to pay a $15,000 legal settlement to the creator of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character appropriated by the alt-right that is now widely used in racist internet memes.
Jones signed the settlement on Monday with Matt Furie, the California-based artist who created Pepe some 15 years ago. The lawsuit alleged that Jones used the character without permission as part of a promotional poster also featuring images of himself, President Trump and far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.
Last month, the judge in the lawsuit limited the potential jury award to $14,000. Monday's settlement was for that amount plus another $1,000 that Furie said he plans to donate to the amphibian conservation group Save the Frogs!
