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Is there any kind of legal meaningful precedent for copyright vis-a-vis memes? I know that we've got a de facto policy of "eh, it's the internet, it's fine" but does anyone know of a legal ruling in the US? ikanreed 🐐Bleat at me 20:55, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

@Ikanreed I think memes fall under fair use, I was just too lazy to put the fair use template up. Wizard's hat.svgÜbermensch Pierce through the wonder of amazement at the ubermensch 21:02, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
Depends on the nature of the meme. For instance, apparently the film "Isn't It Romantic" used a gif with Lindsay Ellis's likeness as part of the film and its promotional materials without her permission, and she is considering lawyering up. I'd rather not get the Foundation sued because of a meme, so let's avoid the stuff that's too non-transformative. (Edit) So this should be fine on that front. But hey, I'm not a lawyer. RoninMacbeth (talk) 21:07, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
@RoninMacbeth @Ikanreed Done, Ikanreed and I made sure to clarify the meme's probable copyright status. In any case I doubt we're gonna get sued. Wizard's hat.svgÜbermensch Pierce through the wonder of amazement at the ubermensch 21:11, 4 March 2019 (UTC)