Penny Arcade denied the charge of "extortion", noting that they paid the $10,000 to charity, and asked nothing in return.
Lacking the resources to defend the case, Knowles agreed to pay damages of £1,000 to charity plus Hemming's legal costs.
He was given a 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $2,000 (Canadian) to charity.
That boosted his income last year by a mere £1,550, all of which he paid to charity.
In such instance, the balance of the CRUT would pay to charity.
A tithe where 10% of something, often income, is paid as a contribution to a religious organization or charity.
The company said Friday that it would pay $4 million to charity in settlement.
Sainsbury is now encouraging customers to return plastic carrier bags for recycling, and pays a penny to charity for each one brought in.
Call it courage, call it blind faith, but they paid good money to charity to have their names used for characters in this book.
Barber gave the £100 he was paid to charity.