Right-wing conspiracy theory website Infowars will pay $15,000 to the creator of the Pepe the Frog cartoon to settle a copyright suit
Infowars, the media company headed up by broadcaster Alex Jones, used an image of Pepe the Frog in a poster sold on its website during the 2016 US presidential campaign.Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe the Frog, sued Infowars for copyright violation in March 2018. His cartoon character started life as an innocent figure, but was later appropriated as an unofficial mascot of the alt-right.
In a press release, WilmerHale detailed how Furie has enforced his intellectual property rights since 2017, ending the use of Pepe the Frog by a series of alt-right and neo-Nazi websites."If anyone thinks they can make money selling unauthorized Pepe merchandise, they're wrong," Tompros said in the press release."Mr. Furie will continue to enforce his copyrights, particularly against anyone trying to profit by associating Pepe with hateful images or ideas," he added.
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