Infowars To Pay $15K For Unauthorized Pepe The Frog Posters

DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Controversial website Infowars will pay $15,000 to resolve a copyright infringement lawsuit over its sales of a poster featuring the image of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character that was hijacked by far-right extremists and racist internet trolls.

Infowars host Alex Jones on Monday signed his companies' settlement agreement with Pepe's creator, California-based artist Matt Furie.

An article posted on Infowars' website calls it a "strategic victory" for Jones.

One of Furie's attorneys says the settlement amount is more than the $14,000 that Infowars made from poster sales.

No stranger to controversy, Jones began his career in the 1990s running a live public-access cable television program, later switching to radio. His promotion of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy theories and his aggressive opposition to gun control in a debate with Piers Morgan are a couple notable incidents.

Furie said he didn't authorize Infowars to sell a "MAGA" poster depicting Pepe alongside images of Jones, President Donald Trump, far-right agitator Milo Yiannopoulos and others.

A jury trial for Furie's lawsuit was scheduled to begin July 16 in Los Angeles.

 

 

Read more
f

We and our partners use cookies to understand how you use our site, improve your experience and serve you personalized content and advertising. Read about how we use cookies in our cookie policy and how you can control them by clicking Manage Settings. By continuing to use this site, you accept these cookies.