Story highlights Katy Perry's "Left Shark" became nothing short of a phenomenon after the Super Bowl

One enterprising 3-D printer received a cease and desist letter form her lawyers

He plans to stop making the sharks

(CNN) The "Left Shark," as seen dancing awkwardly behind Katy Perry during Sunday night's Super Bowl, became nothing short of an overnight phenomenon, spinning off memes for days afterward on social media.

Like any phenomenon, of course there are creative people who might be interested in turning it into a business idea.

Enter Fernando Sosa, who 3-D prints politically themed sculptures (a number of which are "not safe for work") and sells them online. This time he went decidedly apolitical, creating and printing a Left Shark figure, which he put up for sale for $24.99, shortly after the Super Bowl.

On Wednesday, the Orlando resident heard from Perry's lawyers.

"Our client [Perry] recently has learned that you have been involved in the manufacture, sale, marketing and distribution of merchandise featuring a shark sculpture which embodies and uses the [Super Bowl halftime show], and that you have displayed this product on your website, in connection with such sale and distribution," the letter read.

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