27 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 25 Mar \ parent \ on: Do you Downzap? meta
Why people can't be just creative and make their own memes for this contest?
The meme was literally used from Corndalorian and removed the signature.
As I said, is nothing wrong to steal memes, but not for gainz.
I always vote the memes that I see are new, new creations, prove that they put some effort in doing them, to deserve that prize.
That SN account is posting only memes on meme monday contest. Assmilker.
Oh, also.
Imagine I find a meme. It's awesome, but has a stamp on it.
Why should I assume that the stamp is from the person who made it?
One could argue that, if I am going to share the meme, it is my responsibility not to potentially mislead future viewers of its origin. Perhaps the only good option is to remove it.
Further, if it is a great meme, and I go to find the person's account or website who put the stamp on it, and find that they have a bunch of memes I disagree with, lets say they promote kidnapping children, for instance. Perhaps I am obligated to remove it, and to find as many meme contests to spread it in as I can.
This is partly ridiculo absurdum for demonstration purposes but I think illustrates that there is perhaps a defendable position that the only practical policy is to let everyone do whatever they want with memes. (and let anyone who wants to downzap them, of course).
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I didn't see it. Yea it's a gradient from removing a signature from the meme and presenting with a claim that it is your own when it isn't in a contest where you're supposed to post original memes, to totally original art.
Also gray area
- a contest seeking 'the best bitcoin meme' (I can find it!)
- curation (I have a dog in this fight). No one seems to mind if knowyourmemes or wayback machine or internet archive does it, but individuals catch flak all the time
- most mememakers don't give a shit and just want to see the work get out there in the world. this is me. I'm honored if someone shares my work.
- Corndalorian should speak for himself. Maybe that's his second account, maybe he doesn't care, etc
- Lots of disagreement on IP
IIRC that contest didn't specify, but I still wouldn't feel right sharing someone else's unless it specifically stated that it was asking for any meme from anywhere.
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