Why creating memes is illegal in Australia

Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:39:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/why-creating-memes-is-illegal-in-australia/story-fnjwmwrh-1226758121774>

"Do you know that sharing a meme in this country makes you a criminal?
That's right. Condescending Wonka, Li'll Bub and Ryan Gosling's hey girl
are all crimes under Australian copyright law."

Good to see Dan Ilic making some noise on this issue.  So far
Attorney-General Brandis has made it clear he's far more sympathetic to
the interests of foreign rightsholders with power and money than to
Australian creators or citizens.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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