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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

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Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations.

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Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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For instance, see Thomas Vallianeth’s post pondering upon Copyright Aspects in Open World Gaming and arguing that “open world gaming contains elements that need to be granted distinct protection as opposed to the generic protection as computer programs.” Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v.

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27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Panel 2: Will the DSA Achieve a “Brussels Effect”?

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Moderator: Martin Senftleben, University of Amsterdam Copyright Law and/or/vs. copyright: (1) Food/chemicals (physicality, unlike ©; easy to establish stringent rules b/c it’s allowed v. 3) competition and (4) digital economy—copyright is potentially an aspect of both of those; DSA also relevant. Copyright holders/fair users?

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