Matt Furie, the artist behind the viral amphibian Pepe the Frog, brought copyright infringement charges against a former Texas assistant principal whose self-published picture book revolved around a racist frog named Pepe. For those familiar with Pepe the Frog, the resemblance between Pepe and Pepe is, well, nearly exact. Three years after the small zine was released, an image of Pepe went viral on the online message board 4chan. There was Angry Pepe, Feels Bad Man Pepe, Nu Pepe and Poo Poo Pee Pee, some of which were enjoyed by famed internet users like Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. And dead Pepe remained dead, at least until Hauser’s children’s book emerged on the scene.

Source: Huffington Post August 30, 2017 13:41 UTC