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have you ever had a rule (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by drspod@lemmy.ml to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] felsiq@lemmy.zip 78 points 3 months ago

Sometimes it makes me sad to think how much humor like this will be lost when time removes the context that enables it

[-] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 44 points 3 months ago

Time to get the Meme Collage of Alexandria going.

If that somehow catches on fire, you can at least re-establish the phrase "This meme is lit".

[-] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

knowyourmeme.com + archive.org

[-] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

I wasn't expecting a serious answer but you're absolutely right!

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

If you printed a bunch of memes you've collected, hung them in a gallery exhibit and for sale as pop artwork, would you be courting a legal storm, flying in from all directions?

[-] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

Absolutely yes. Which I'd also assume to be part of the reason brands coming around with memes are always so late to the party. The legal issues and getting the consent of all copyright holders (if even known at that point) is going to be a pain in any legal department's ass. I doubt it would be much different for a private meme exhibit.

Of course, by 2100, there would be a historical context to view it from.