London (CNN Business) Right-wing conspiracy theory website Infowars has agreed to pay $15,000 to the creator of the Pepe the Frog cartoon to settle a copyright suit.

Infowars, the media company headed up by broadcaster Alex Jones, used an image of Pepe the Frog in a poster sold on its website during the 2016 US presidential campaign.

Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe the Frog, sued Infowars for copyright violation in March 2018. His cartoon character started life as an innocent figure, but was later appropriated as an unofficial mascot of the alt-right.

"Happy to announce the folks suing Infowars over Pepe the Frog have agreed to settle, and accept a licensing fee of $15,000," Robert Barnes, a lawyer for Infowars, said in a statement.

"We were originally sued for millions," added Barnes. "Some people thought we wouldn't fight the case. We did. We would only pay an honest licensing fee, and nothing more."

The poster was listed on the Infowars website as shown.

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