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Won't someone catch that thief?!
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this post was submitted on 25 Mar 2025
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I don’t think they understand what a meme is.
Most don't.
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
A case for what damages? Reddit karma?
And the judge has ruled in favour of the plaintiff and awards them the amount of 20,000 karmas in damages.
There's always a relevant Tom Scott video
Not anymore. Didn't he retire?
Yes, but most of his videos are timeless.
Isn't there an exception for transformative works, like adding captions?