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Memes And Copyright: Article 13, Branding, And Digital Remix Culture, Yasemin Beykont Aug 2020

Memes And Copyright: Article 13, Branding, And Digital Remix Culture, Yasemin Beykont

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This study investigates the impact of the EU digital copyright directive, Article 13, on memes and internet culture. Due to their transformative nature, it is tricky to fit memes into a traditional copyright framework. Article 13’s filter algorithms will be coded to detect posts that make use of intellectual property, thereby complicating the use of copyrighted images drawn from film and television. This study includes a discourse analysis of news coverage of Article 13 to explore how various groups characterized the value of meme culture and the threats posed by the new directive. It also includes a textual analysis of …