The end of "memes" ?!

Exile_D · Jul 25, 2019

If Senate Bill 1273 Passes You Could Be Fined $15,000 for Sharing Memes on Social Media

Article paints a "sky is falling" picture for the future of "memes" and free speech online.

https://www.dcclothesline.com/2019/...ined-15000-for-sharing-memes-on-social-media/

Not sure how serious we should take this, but it does seem odd. If it is as bad as it sounds, the fact that Tillis co-sponsored it... well that really isn't a surprise at this point.

This article goes into it all fairly well.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/11/creating-copyright-court-copyright-office-wrong-move

GeorgeBush · Jul 25, 2019

When the end of the world comes about there will be two things left:

1) cockroaches
2) memes

Exspiravit · Jul 25, 2019

Born too early to get in on phreaking, and just the right time to become an underground, countercultural purveyor of outlawed cat pictures.

These people need to learn that short of shutting it down, you can't police the internet with any sort of sucess.

This is what happens when people who don't understand something try to make laws about it.

JustKeepSwimming · Jul 25, 2019

ES44AC · Jul 25, 2019

It creates more ways for lawyers to screw up more of our rights.

Not all lawyers are bad but we could do without 50% of them.

Diablos · Jul 25, 2019

Spartan · Jul 25, 2019

Woohoo!
The Boogaloo has begun!

gc70 · Jul 25, 2019

When I saw "industry-friendly" in the bill's description, I understood Tillis' involvement.

Ferrisfan · Jul 25, 2019

So a group of 3 people is going to rule on all this? Either they will instantly be backlogged for 30 years and so none of it will matter, or they will wild-ass guess everything to stay caught up and it will be devastating.

On the plus side it MIGHT just kill social media, so it's got that going for it.

Exspiravit · Jul 25, 2019

Ferrisfan said:
So a group of 3 people is going to rule on all this? Either they will instantly be backlogged for 30 years and so none of it will matter, or they will wild-ass guess everything to stay caught up and it will be devastating.

On the plus side it MIGHT just kill social media, so it's got that going for it.

Why would the government kill it's best spying tool?

JohnFreeman · Jul 25, 2019

and they can pneumatically inflate me....

Ferrisfan · Jul 25, 2019

charliesgrave said:
Why would the government kill it's best spying tool?

Fair point, but fine enough people for participation and they will leave.

MacEntyre · Jul 25, 2019

the use of proxy servers is going to increase bigly...

noway2 · Jul 25, 2019

gc70 said:
When I saw "industry-friendly" in the bill's description, I understood Tillis' involvement.

Spartan01 said:
Woohoo!
The Boogaloo has begun!

Correction, with Tillis involved, it’s buggering not boogaloo.

InvisibleOne · Jul 25, 2019

Somehow I lived for 30 years without any internet, and 50 years without memes.
So, if they both disappeared today, I'd be fine.

J R Green · Jul 25, 2019

I don't think the bill would withstand the 1st amendment challenge.

Les White · Jul 26, 2019

JohnFreeman · Jul 26, 2019

Add this to the list of stupid laws to ignore.

DCGallim · Jul 26, 2019

J R Green said:
I don't think the bill would withstand the 1st amendment challenge.

I think you have way to much faith in the courts.

VA_GENTLEMAN · Jul 26, 2019

GeorgeBush said:
When the end of the world comes about there will be two things left:

1) cockroaches
2) memes of Keith Richards and/or Keith Richards

FIFY...

Diablos · Jul 26, 2019

Ferrisfan said:
So a group of 3 people is going to rule on all this? Either they will instantly be backlogged for 30 years and so none of it will matter, or they will wild-ass guess everything to stay caught up and it will be devastating.

On the plus side it MIGHT just kill social media, so it's got that going for it.

3 rings for the fools in black

Mirac · Jul 26, 2019

JohnFreeman · Jul 26, 2019

Goofyfoot2001 · Jul 26, 2019

InvisibleOne said:
Somehow I lived for 30 years without any internet, and 50 years without memes.
So, if they both disappeared today, I'd be fine.

You're just a Meme FUDD

bspitt · Jul 26, 2019

The "real" reason .Gov want to rid memes has nothing to do with copyrights.

Memes are seen as images..not text. Social media cannot set up auto monitoring for "offensive" words and speech like they can with text... it's a form of censorship. So memes are not as easily scrubbed as text.

JT · Jul 26, 2019

JohnFreeman said:
Add this to the list of stupid laws to ignore.

It's my new cottage industry. Well that and building undocumented pew-aliens.

InvisibleOne · Jul 26, 2019

Goofyfoot2001 said:
You're just a Meme FUDD

And a curmudgeon! Don't forget curmudgeon!
Now, excuse me. I gotta go tell them kids to get off my lawn.

Mirac · Jul 26, 2019

bspitt said:
The "real" reason .Gov want to rid memes has nothing to do with copyrights.

Memes are seen as images..not text. Social media cannot set up auto monitoring for "offensive" words and speech like they can with text... it's a form of censorship. So memes are not as easily scrubbed as text.

I'll beg to differ...
There are camera software that can read words on pictures and translate. If it can do that, it can search words to monitor.

Diablos · Jul 26, 2019

But can it tell the time from a wvartch?

9outof10mms · Jul 26, 2019

bspitt said:
The "real" reason .Gov want to rid memes has nothing to do with copyrights.

Memes are seen as images..not text. Social media cannot set up auto monitoring for "offensive" words and speech like they can with text... it's a form of censorship. So memes are not as easily scrubbed as text.

You can pretty easily train AI to scan a picture for text.

2slow · Jul 26, 2019

Am i the only one here who does not have a clue what a me me is?

InvisibleOne · Jul 26, 2019

2slow said:
Am i the only one here who does not have a clue what a me me is?

A funny picture with words on it. Or a picture with funny words on it. Or a picture with words on it that's supposed to be funny.
well, you get the idea ...

noway2 · Jul 27, 2019

Me. said:
If you want to get into conspiracy-theory-level stuff, this would also include VPN providers, who would then also be required to give up the end-user.

All the more reason to use a foreign based VPN. I’ve even been considering moving my Linode box to a different country, preferably one not so friendly to Uncle Sugar.

9outof10mms · Jul 27, 2019

2slow said:
Am i the only one here who does not have a clue what a me me is?

grungewehr39 · Jul 28, 2019

Get Off My Lawn · Jul 29, 2019

Me. said:
I hope you’re kidding and don’t believe this.
My six year old phone can not only read any text on a picture, it can Google the results, or translate it into other languages, while keeping the font and background intact.

View attachment 141931
I don’t think the NSA is having any problems reading the block-lettering found on most memes.
View attachment 141932

That’s cool! Is/what APP is that?

Get Off My Lawn · Jul 29, 2019

Senate moves bill with up to $15,000 fines for sharing memes online
http://www.theamericanmirror.com/senate-moves-bill-with-up-to-15000-fines-for-sharing-memes-online/

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions...at-meme-you-shared-it-may-soon-cost-you-15000

grungewehr39 · Jul 29, 2019

So basically, I will be fined for successfully using memes to make leftists (commies, Marxist, etc) look like the asshats they are.

grungewehr39 · Jul 29, 2019

So when push comes to shove, how the hell do I dump a meme in Boston Harbor?

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