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Copyright Aspects of Online Humor

JEŽEK, Michal

Basic information

Original name

Copyright Aspects of Online Humor

Name in Czech

Autorskoprávní aspekty online humorné tvorby

Authors

JEŽEK, Michal

Edition

7th annual Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights in Szeged (WIPS), 2023, 2023

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50501 Law

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Law

Keywords (in Czech)

humor, autorské dílo, svoboda projevu, gif, meme

Keywords in English

Humor, Copyright, Freedom of Expression, GIF, Meme

Tags

International impact
Změněno: 16/6/2023 18:51, Mgr. Michal Ježek

Abstract

V originále

The contribution aims to cover legal aspects of online humorous creations, especially in the form of GIFs and memes, in the context of Copyright. GIFs and memes represent forms of modern communication. Millions of these short footage or pictures with catchphrases are shared every day via specialized entertainment platforms (e.g., giphy.com), social media (e.g., Facebook), or communication platforms (e.g., Messenger). Most of such creations are well-known globally. They may consist of footage from famous movies (e.g., Downfall), TV shows (e.g., The Simpsons), or a simple parody of a famous painting (e.g., Da Vinci’s The Last Supper). However, according to the local humor tradition, GIFs and memes’ overall interpretation or their catchphrases varies from country to country. The same applies to the target of the humorous message brought by the creation. The consequences differ whether it aims only to amuse somebody or whether it is a form of criticism, political campaign, etc. From the given perspective it should be clarified whether online humorous creations might be characterized and therefore protected as derivative works or whether they might be considered original works.