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In recognition of the UK's ban on memes, care to share your favorite?

Seriously: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/what-is-article-13-article-11-european-directive-on-copyright-explained-meme-ban 



Posted - September 19, 2018

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  • (I made this one myself ... is that legal?)

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at October 26, 2018 7:24 AM MDT
      September 19, 2018 12:14 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    I used to have that on my desk at work until we moved the offices and we are no longer allowed to put anything on the top of our desks.  I love it!
      September 19, 2018 5:52 AM MDT
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  •   September 19, 2018 12:18 AM MDT
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  • 16781
      September 19, 2018 2:31 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    never heard of thenn
      September 19, 2018 8:55 AM MDT
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  • 6023
    I don't know how they would decide what broke copyright laws.
    At least in the US, you are allowed to use a limited amount of copyrighted material ... such as a picture from a movie ... under certain circumstances, which (IIRC) memes qualify under.
      September 19, 2018 11:25 AM MDT
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  • 1502

    This is the funniest one which wouldn’t land me in trouble on here.
      September 19, 2018 2:06 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    Ahh but a very important point here.. it's not UK that made the law.. it's the EU and this is exactly the kind of thing that people voted Brexit for.. that we have been forced to follow stupid rules made up by unelected idiots which are almost always in favour of anyone apart from the UK.. 

    We can't sell our apples because they are the wrong size, we can't fish our own waters but others can, we have to buy BUY milk while a lot of ours gets poured away.. the list is endless.. 

    I postulated at the time to AMericans who didn't agree with Brexit.. I said.. how would you feel if some other country were telling you what to do, and not do, making your rules and taking loads of money and giving little in return..  People seemed happy to entirely ignore that point but for many Brexiters that was the point. 
      September 19, 2018 3:37 PM MDT
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  • 16781
    It's the EU who is beefing up copyright laws, not the UK. The UK is currently trying to LEAVE the EU and cocking it up completely.
      September 20, 2018 4:54 AM MDT
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  • 16781
      October 25, 2018 11:13 PM MDT
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