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| birth_date = {{b-da|1956}}

| birth_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]

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| homepage = {{url|www.charlescarreon.com}}

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| known_for = [[Sex.com]] case, [[internet law]]

| occupation = [[Lawyer|Attorney]]

| nationality = [[United States|American]]

| spouse = Tara Lyn Carreon<br>(1974-present)

| alma_mater = [[Southern Oregon State College]]<br>[[UCLA School of Law]]

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'''Charles Hernan Carreon''' (born 1956) is an [[United States|American]] trial [[lawyer|attorney]] who successfully litigated the [[Sex.com]] domain name rights case.<ref name="Philipkoski">Philipkoski, Kristen (August 4, 2000). [http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/08/38019 This Sex Drama's Getting Hot.] ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''</ref><ref name="smh">Staff report (June 13, 2003). [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/13/1055220758649.html Six-year battle over sex.com settled.] ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Charles Carreon|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080531021300/http://dnjournal.com/legal/carreon_bio.htm|work=DN Journal|accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref> He currently represents individuals and companies in matters pertaining to [[internet law]].<ref>[http://www.charlescarreon.com/category/about-charles-carreon/ "About Charles Carreon"] on the CharlesCarreon.com website</ref>

==Life and career==

Carreon was born in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. He attended [[Arizona State University]], but left after meeting and marrying his wife in 1974. He later earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Southern Oregon State College]] and his law degree from [[UCLA School of Law]] in 1986. He was admitted to the [[State Bar of California]] in 1987 and the [[Oregon State Bar]] in 1993. He was admitted to the bar for the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] in 1987, the [[U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon]] in 1995, and the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] in 2009.

After working in several Los Angeles law offices, Carreon relocated to [[Ashland, Oregon]] and worked as a Deputy District Attorney for [[Jackson County, Oregon]]. Carreon started a private practice in 1995. He incorporated a new practice in Oregon focusing on online media law in 2001, which is currently based in [[Tucson, Arizona]].

The sex.com rights case was brought after entrepreneur [[Gary Kremen]] lost control of the domain to [[Stephen M. Cohen]].<ref name="mccarthy">McCarthy, Kieren (2007). ''Sex.com: One Domain, Two Men, Twelve Years and the Brutal Battle for the Jewel in the Internet’s Crown''. Quercus. ISBN 978-1-905204-66-3</ref> The case took six years, with a $65 million judgment awarded to Kremen in 2001.<ref name="sexcom-lawyers">Sex.com lawsuit: [http://norivalsmedia.com/legal_docs/carreon/sex.com/sex.com_attorney_list.pdf Attorney List], [http://norivalsmedia.com/legal_docs/carreon/sex.com/charles_carreon_declaration_sex.com.pdf Charles Carreon Declarations], [http://norivalsmedia.com/legal_docs/carreon/sex.com/sex.com_brief_%20preliminary_injunction.pdf Motion for Preliminary Injunction], [http://norivalsmedia.com/legal_docs/carreon/sex.com/sex.com_order_granting_preliminary_injunction.pdf Court Order Granting Preliminary Injunction]</ref> Carreon later brought a suit against Kremen over compensation for the case.<ref name="Glasner">Glasner, Joanna (March 9, 2001). [http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/03/42328 Sex.com Spends Day on Trial.] ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''</ref> In 2008, Carreon self-published his account of events as ''The Sex.com Chronicles'' through his own imprint.<ref name="carreon2008">Carreon, Charles (2008). ''The Sex.com Chronicles.'' 1 Prime Publishing, ISBN 9781439201015</ref>

In October 2005, Carreon was [[Suspension (punishment)|suspended]] by the Oregon State Bar for 60 days for the [[unlawful practice of law]] and failing to deposit or maintain client funds in trust.<ref name="osbo2005">Oregon State Bar (November 2005). [http://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/05nov/discipline.html Charles H. Carreon OSB #93469.] ''Oregon State Bar Bulletin''</ref> In September 2006, Carreon was also suspended for two years by the State Bar of California, [[Stay of execution|stayed]], and placed on two years of [[probation]] with an actual 60-day suspension for violating his duty to maintain client funds in trust, and for [[practicing without a license]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.calbar.ca.gov/%5CArchive.aspx?articleId=83602&categoryId=83521&month=2&year=2007#s19|title=California Bar Journal, February 2007|accessdate=17 June 2012}}</ref>

Carreon and his wife have two daughters. Their son Joshua died in 2007.<ref name="rs2007">Staff report (February 16, 2007). [http://www.redding.com/news/2007/feb/16/collision-causes-injuries-possible-fatality/ Updated: One person dies in collision.] ''[[Redding Record Searchlight]]''</ref><ref name="afp">Staff report. [http://www.ashlandfreepress.com/In_Memoriam__Josh_Carreon Farewell To A Good Man.] ''Ashland Free Press''</ref>

===American Buddha===

{{main|Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. American Buddha}}

Carreon represents American Buddha, which he describes as a [[non-profit]] religious organization whose director and librarian is his wife Tara Lyn Carreon.<ref>[http://www.american-buddha.com/abol.toc.htm American Buddha Online Copyright Notice] via american-buddha.com</ref><ref>''Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. American Buddha'', Case No. 09 CIV 00528 (S.D.N.Y.): [http://www.scribd.com/doc/97508986/Carreon-Affidavit Declaration of Charles Carreon]</ref> Their website hosts a library of books and movies, and publisher [[Penguin Group]] sued American Buddha in 2009 over the uploading of four copyrighted books for which Penguin holds the rights.<ref name="Bloomberg2012">Virtanen, Michael (March 24, 2011). [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9M5RQIG2.htm NY court: Keep Internet copyright disputes at home.] ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]''</ref><ref>Docket list: ''[https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/New_York_Southern_District_Court/1--09-cv-00528/Penguin_Group_%28USA%29_Inc_v_American_Buddha/ Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. American Buddha]'', Case No. 09 CIV 00528 (S.D.N.Y.)</ref>

===The Oatmeal legal dispute===

{{main|The Oatmeal and FunnyJunk legal dispute}}

In June 2012, Carreon represented FunnyJunk.com in sending a [[demand letter]] alleging [[defamation]] and requesting damages from Matthew Inman of ''[[The Oatmeal]]'' in a [[The Oatmeal and FunnyJunk legal dispute|long-standing copyright infringement dispute]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/2012/06/12/internet_shocker_kindness_wins/singleton/|title=Internet shocker: Kindness wins|last=Williams|first=Mary Elizabeth|date=June 12, 2012|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|accessdate=12 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="inman2012a">Inman, Matthew (June 2012). [http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk_letter FunnyJunk is threatening to file a federal lawsuit against me unless I pay $20,000 in damages.] ''[[The Oatmeal]]''</ref> On June 14, Carreon alleged he suffered "security attacks instigated by Matt Inman".<ref>[http://www.charlescarreon.com/temporarily-unavailable/ Carreon's website] Accessed:June 14, 2012</ref><ref name="their2012jun14">Thier, Dave. [http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/06/14/funnyjunks-lawyer-accuses-the-oatmeal-of-instigating-attacks-against-him "Funnyjunk's Lawyer Accuses The Oatmeal of Instigating Attacks Against Him"] ''[[Forbes]]'' (June 14, 2012)</ref>

On June 15, Carreon filed a ''[[pro se]]'' lawsuit ''Carreon v. Inman et al'' in [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]] in Oakland against [[IndieGoGo]], Inc., the [[American Cancer Society]], and the [[National Wildlife Federation]], for alleged improprieties related to an ''Oatmeal'' charity fundraiser created in response to the FunnyJunk demand.<ref name="biggs2012">Biggs, John (June 17, 2012). [http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/17/can-i-sue-you-people-troll-lawyer-sues-the-charities-the-oatmeal-supports/ Can I Sue You People? Troll Lawyer Sues The Charities The Oatmeal Supports.] ''[[TechCrunch]]'' Accessed June 18, 2012</ref><ref name="thier2012jun18">Thier, Dave (June 18, 2012). [http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/06/18/lawyer-charles-carreon-suing-the-oatmeal-american-cancer-society-and-national-wildlife-federation/ Lawyer Charles Carreon Suing The Oatmeal, American Cancer Society and National Wildlife Federation.] ''[[Forbes]]''</ref><ref name="carreon-v-inman">[http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/historical/85/ Carreon v. Inman et al] via Santa Clara Law Digital Commons</ref> Carreon stated he planned to [[subpoena]] [[Twitter]] and [[Ars Technica]] to determine the identity of the creator of a fake Twitter account which [[parodied]] Carreon.<ref name="thier2012jun21">Thier, Dave (June 21, 2012). [http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/06/21/charles-carreon-subpoeaning-ars-technica-twitter-in-oatmeal-suit/ Charles Carreon Subpoeaning Ars Technica, Twitter in Oatmeal Suit.] ''[[Forbes]]''</ref> On June 21, the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] announced they were joining with the lead lawyer representing Inman, stating, "This lawsuit is a blatant attempt to [[abuse of process|abuse the legal process]] to punish a critic."<ref name="eff-release2012">[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] (June 21, 2012). [https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-will-represent-oatmeal-creator-fight-against-bizarre-lawsuit-targeting-critical EFF Will Represent The Oatmeal Creator in Fight Against Bizarre Lawsuit Targeting Critical Online Speech.]</ref>

Lawyer Rebecca E. Hoffman of [[Bloomberg BNA]] said Carreon's case could "only be described as frivolity on top of frivolousness".<ref name="Hoffman2012">Hoffman, Rebecca E. (June 28, 2012). [http://www.bna.com/blogs_post.aspx?id=12884910304&blogid=12884902340 He let the world know about some infringement and now he's getting sued for raising $200K for charity. Wait, what?] ''[[Bloomberg BNA]]''</ref> On June 25, Carreon amended his lawsuit against Inman and the other defendants to include [[Kamala Harris]], the state [[Attorney General]] of [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FunnyJunk attorney ropes California Attorney General into The Oatmeal lawsuit|publisher=Ars Technica|url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/charles-carreon-just-wont-give-up/|accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref> Carreon also requested a [[temporary restraining order]] to stop disbursement of the donations.<ref name="Farivar2012">Farivar, Cyrus (July 1, 2012). [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/funnyjunk-lawyer-aims-to-halt-distribution-of-bearlove-money/ FunnyJunk lawyer aims to halt distribution of "BearLove" money.] ''Ars Technica]]''</ref> Carreon filed a [[notice of voluntary dismissal]] in his suit against all parties on July 3.<ref name="effopsahl">Electronic Frontier Foundation (July 3, 2012). [https://www.eff.org/press/releases/charles-carreon-drops-bogus-lawsuit-against-oatmeal-creator Charles Carreon Drops Bogus Lawsuit Against The Oatmeal Creator.]</ref><ref name="vaughn2012">Vaugh, Alexa (July 3, 2012). [http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/07/lawsuit-against-the-oatmeal-comic-dropped/ Lawsuit against The Oatmeal comic dropped.] ''[[Seattle Times]]''</ref><ref name="ars-dismiss">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/carreon-claims-victory-drops-his-lawsuit-against-the-oatmeal-et-al/</ref> In July 2012, Carreon founded the website rapeutation.com and released a [[music video]] which mocks Inman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapeutation.com/ |title=A Distributed Internet Reputation Attack or, What You're Left With After You've Suffered One |publisher=Rapeutation |date= |accessdate=2012-07-09}}</ref> Carreon also alleges that online commentary about him constitutes a "distributed internet reputation attack".<ref name="ars-rapeutation">{{cite web|last=Hutchinson |first=Lee |url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/rapeutation-charles-carreon-still-not-done-with-the-oatmeal/ |title="Rapeutation": Charles Carreon still not done with The Oatmeal |publisher=Ars Technica |date= |accessdate=2012-07-09}}</ref> ''[[Mashable]]'' named Carreon's case first among their list of "silliest tech lawsuits ever",<ref name="mcclelland">McClelland, Jo (July 12, 2012). [http://mashable.com/2012/07/12/silly-tech-lawsuits/ Top 9 Silliest Tech Lawsuits Ever.] ''[[Mashable]]''</ref> and InfoWorld's [[Daniel Tynan|Robert X. Cringely]] wrote that Carreon's actions made him "Internet Enemy No. 1".<ref name="cringely2012">Cringely, Robert X. (July 13, 2012). [http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/funnyjunk-vs-internet-the-good-guys-won-197630 FunnyJunk vs. Internet: The good guys won.] ''[[InfoWorld]]''</ref>

Carreon also indicated his interest in finding and then suing the owner of satirical site charles-carreon.com, leading [[Public Citizen]] to seek a federal [[declaratory judgment]] to protect the satirical site's owner.<ref name="farivar120703">Farivar, Cyrus (July 3, 2012). [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/funnyjunk-lawyer-parody-site-charles-carreon-com-files-suit/ Former allies turn on Carreon, sue to halt his threats.] ''[[Ars Technica]]''</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

*{{official website|http://www.charlescarreon.com/}}

*[http://www.martindale.com/Charles-Hernan-Carreon/122670-lawyer.htm Charles Carreon profile] via Martindale.com

*[http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/127139 Charles Hernan Carreon - #127139] via The State Bar of California

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