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Beware The Slender Man: Intellectual Property And Internet Folklore, Cathay Y. N. Smith
Beware The Slender Man: Intellectual Property And Internet Folklore, Cathay Y. N. Smith
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Internet folklore is created collaboratively within Internet communities-through memes, blogs, video games, fake news, found footage, creepypastas, art, podcasts, and other digital mediums. The Slender Man mythos is one of the most striking examples of Internet folklore. Slender Man, the tall and faceless monster who preys on children and teenagers, originated on an Internet forum in mid-2009 and quickly went viral, spreading to other forums and platforms online. His creation and development resulted from the collaborative efforts and cultural open-sourcing of many users and online communities; users reused, modified, and shared each other's Slender Man creations, contributing to his development …