Charles Carreon vs. The Oatmeal: There is nothing like good publicity...and this is NOTHING like good publicity

I have previously blogged about this case. Popehat.com is a great read even if you are not interested in internet law and intellectual property law. I've linked to the most recent article about this case. The short version of Charles Carreon vs. The Oatmeal is that a cartoonist, Matthew Inman, who writes under the name of The Oatmeal, sent a take down notice to a website called FunnyJunk.com because they had posted many of his cartoons without permission. He also made comments about FunnyJunk.com on his blog. Charles Carreon, attorney for FunnyJunk.com, sent a demand letter for $20,000. The Oatmeal refused to pay and actually started a fundraiser with the goal of raising $20,000, taking a picture of the money and then donating it all to charity. (There were also suggestions of rude cartoons of Carreon's mother. Rude but not a crime).
Friday Charles Carreon filed suit against The Oatmeal and the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society, the two charities that would benefit from the fundraiser.   This will be an interesting case to watch-a meritless fools errand-but fun to watch. Popehat.com has the whole stories as well as links to the pleadings.

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Matthew Inman "The Oatmeal" has posted an open letter to Charles Carreon.
Charles Carreon's suit is clearly not having the desired effect. Lawyers and publicists should read up on the "Streisand" effect before launching into a suit of this kind. There is nothing like good publicity but this is clearly nothing like good publicity.