it hadn't occurred to me that pepe is protected by copyright, kinda fucked up tbh
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in that I don't think anyone could argue against the idea that pepe's creator contributed negligible value in comparison to imageboard users
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original image clearly off-limits but I guess you could argue the variations are sufficiently transformative. fair use defenses are hard tho
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comic book nerds have said plenty on topic but one of the more onerous results of copyright is to effectively marginalize folk production
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pepe was created around a campfire, furie's participation is basically incidental
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One of the nice things about law is that no, it isn't. :) (Though Der Maus is also a trademark, if that's what you meant I apologize.)
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I mean no one would care about mickey if not for disney, but no one would care about pepe if not for 4chan
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That's fair.
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