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Jessica Logsdon @USARTStar @mjgault I am a painter, not the least alt- right. Now this? WILMERHALE September 15, 2017 Louis W. Tompros 1617 526 6886 (t) 1 617 526 5000 (f) By Email and Federal Express Jessica Logsdon 1009 Chestnut Avenue Kansas City, MO 64127 (816) 237-8484 artservicesgroup@gmail.com Re: Misappropriation of Pepe the Frog Dear Ms. Logsdon: My colleagues and I represent Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe the Frog (Pepe" or the "Work") Mr. Furie is the sole and exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights-including copyright-in the Pepe the Frog character, image, and name. Mr. Furie therefore has the exclusive rights, among others, to make copies of the original Work, prepare derivative works of the original Work, and/or distribute copies of the Work by sale, rental, lease, and/or lending We understand that you have used Pepe the Frog in connection with your promotion of alt-right messages across various forms of media. For example, you display and offer for sale on your website jessicalogsdon.com oil paintings featuring images of Pepe the Frog, including one expressly entitled "Alt-Right" and another featuring an image of Pepe the Frog pointing a machine gun over a wall labeled "U.S. Borde According to your Twitter feed, @USARTStar, you have also sold oil paintings featuring Pepe the Frog (for example, on a tweet posted August 25, 2017, in which you claim to have sold two oil paintings featuring Pepe, one of which shows Pepe masked and with a machine gun in front of what appears to be the White House). Your Twitter feed also advertises various oil paintings featuring Pepe available for sale on eBay Your use of Pepe the Frog in connection with your promotion of violence and hate is unauthorized and unacceptable. Pepe is a peaceful frog who represents togetherness and fun- not hate. Matt Furie created Pepe the Frog. Your appropriation of Pepe the Frog without Mr. Furie's permission constitutes copyright infringement in violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. S 101 et seq. We request that you immediately stop using or distributing any images of Pepe the Frog, including those identified in this letter. Secificallv. effective immediatelv. cease and desist

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