Charles Carreon drops lawsuit against The Oatmeal, calls it ‘mission accomplished’
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced that Charles Carreon, the former FunnyJunk attorney who sued The Oatmeal creator Matthew…
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The case against The Oatmeal; lawyers speak out against Carreon
Casey Johnston (writing on ArsTechnica) has one of the best plain english pieces on why Funky Junk attorney Charles Carreon…
FunnyJunk lawyer sues The Oatmeal, Indiegogo, charities
Charles Carreon, the lawyer originally hired by FunnyJunk to threaten Matthew Inman with a federal defamation lawsuit, has field a…
Stan Lee sues to reclaim Conan rights
Here’s the news: Stan Lee is suing the producers of the new Conan the Barbarian movie alleging that he bought…
Judge dismisses case against Illustrators’ Partnership of America
I knew there was an organization that collected and distributed orphaned royalties, but wasn’t aware of the legal tussle between…
Teacher sentenced to prison for cartoon child porn
If you remember, back in October I reported that an Idaho middle-school teacher Steven Kutzner had plead guilty to possessing…
Customs seizing computers with adult comics?
JK Parkin, writing on the Comic Book Resource’s Robot 6 blog, notes that the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and…
Miami cartoonist beaten and arrested
You might recall news stories back in 2006 of Jose Varela, a freelanced editorial cartoonist of 13 years for El…
Teacher pleads guilty to animated porn
An Idaho middle school teacher has plead guilty to possession of animated child porn. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Steven…
Matt Davies being sued for $1 million
A failed GOP candidate is suing nine journalists for $1 million each and has named The Journal News editorial cartoonist…
Need: List of talking animals on TV
Stu Rees emails to ask the following question: I need help compiling a list of television shows and movies where…
Lady Gaga fights unauthorized comic strip biography
A comic strip biography of Lady Gaga has been hit with a legal action by the singer. While the comic…
Are you getting paid all of your royalties?
I received an email from Stu Rees. For those not familiar, Stu is an entertainment lawyer that specializes in visual…
Is naked manga child porn?
The Comics Journal delves into recent news stories regarding a manga translator being arrested in Sweden for possession of manga…
Murder trial defendant asks for Garfield to return to comic page
I couldn’t resist posting this as it happened a couple of towns over from where I live and involves my…