https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2016/11/adding-derogatory-caption-to-photo-meme-can-be-false-light-s-e-v-chmerkovskiy.htm Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:03:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2016/11/adding-derogatory-caption-to-photo-meme-can-be-false-light-s-e-v-chmerkovskiy.htm#comment-1738 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:03:09 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=16694#comment-1738 […] Ho! Ho! Hold It Before You Post That Meme! The legality of memes has come into question in a false light invasion of privacy case in which a “Dancing with the Stars” contestant publicly humiliated a child with Down Syndrome by adding a derogatory caption on an already-circulated photo of the child; after the mother requested he take down the image, the accused refused and defended his actions by asserting that the child’s obesity was a matter of public concern. […]

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