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Won't someone catch that thief?! (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don’t think they understand what a meme is.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Most don't.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Most don't know shit about copyright either, cause OOP has a case, assuming they used their own meme template.
The entire meme economy is technically one big copyright violation, which just shows how utterly broken current copyright law is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jwo5qc78QU

[–] palebluethought@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A case for what damages? Reddit karma?

[–] infectoid@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

And the judge has ruled in favour of the plaintiff and awards them the amount of 20,000 karmas in damages.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Isn't there an exception for transformative works, like adding captions?

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's always a relevant Tom Scott video

[–] notarobot@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not anymore. Didn't he retire?

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

Yes, but most of his videos are timeless.