I recommend that you drop the lawsuit against The Oatmeal. If this DOES end up in court (which I doubt), do you really think that a court is going to ignore the copyright infringements that your website has enabled for the past year? Your actions haven't been innocent. With regards to your claims that The Oatmeal has defamed you, I'd say that any defamation towards your website has been your own actions with this ridiculous law suit. Are you paying attention to the backlash this has caused? Your reputation has plummeted, and it's your own fault. If you want to regain the respect of the online community, the only thing I could imagine helping would be to drop the lawsuit, make a formal apology and donate to The Oatmeal's fundraiser.