Copyright Law and Internet Memes
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Copyright law has struggled to adapt to new technologies like the Internet and memes. While the original intent of copyright was to encourage creativity, applying it to shared online content like memes is complex. Recent court cases have examined whether using copyrighted images in memes constitutes fair use or infringement. Legal analyses also debate whether memes have transformed copyrighted works or create new social and creative values that could warrant protections from copyright itself. As internet culture continues evolving, future research may explore how meme legality and copyright frameworks could also adapt over time.
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Copyright Law and Internet Memes
- 1. COPYRIGHT LAW AND INTERNET MEMES NICOLE TOREN
- 2. BRIEF HISTORY OF COPYRIGHT LAW • Copyright law first introduced in the U.S. in 1790 • - “Aimed to encourage creativity by providing authors and artists with legal protection for their creative activities” (Lisby, 2018, p. 258) • Adapted over the years to match new technology and increase in years a work can be protected • The Internet is all about sharing work and ideas, so lawmakers are having difficulty figuring out how copyright law can apply to cyberspace
- 3. STATUTE LAW • Copyright Act of 1976 • Copyright protection in section 102(a) • Fair use of copyright infringement in section 107 • Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 • Four bills to address how copyright applies to the Internet • “Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act” • “Notice-takedown-putback” policy for copyright infringement on online servers (i.e. YouTube)
- 4. RECENT CASE LAW • Getty Images – Socially Awkward Penguin (2015) • Socially Awkward Penguin meme uses copyrighted image of Adelie Penguin owned by National Geographic and Getty • Small Internet blogs settle infringement rather than court • Charles L. Schmidt, et al. v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc, et al. (2013) • Warner Brothers “Scribblenauts Unlimited” video game uses the copyrighted memes “Nyan Cat” and “Keyboard Cat” without permission • WB settles for infringement and further use • Grumpy Cat Limited v. Grenade Beverage, LLC, et al. (2018) • Licensing deal between Grumpy Cat Limited and Grenade Beverage to make Grumpy Cat themed ice coffee then went outside deal • Grenade ordered by jury to pay Grumpy Cat Limited $710,001 for breach of contract, trademark infringement and copyright infringement
- 5. LAW REVIEW ANALYSES • Internet memes transform sometimes copyrighted work that transcends the original value • Levinson believes Internet memes should be protected from copyright due to the social value and creative dialogue that comes from them • Memes are on a usage spectrum between “static memes” and “mutating memes” so legality varies between memes • Lantagne believes Internet memes are a unique form of communication which means that memes can’t be copyrighted and they are fair use
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